Example sentences of "when [noun] 's [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , the afternoon when Twomey 's touch with the tea tray 's unfolding legs , successful for forty years , failed him , and teapot , Spode teacups , scones , sandwiches and blackcurrant jam crashed to the floor . |
| 2 | Kael joined the magazine in 1968 and remains there to this day , her tenure only briefly interrupted in 1978 when Paramount 's offer of a consulting job tempted her to Hollywood . |
| 3 | The launch comes at a time when Rover 's share of the record UK car market is slipping . |
| 4 | So , in 1125 , when Clito 's violation of the Ypres fair peace provided an excuse , the burghers of Ghent sent to Bruges for support in pressing the claims of Thierry of Alsace . |
| 5 | The jobless question cropped up earlier this year when Darlington 's status as an intermediate development area prompted a public row between the two biggest rivals . |
| 6 | Similarly , the pre-First World War diction now creates moments of unintentional comedy , as when the figure of Christ says to John , ‘ You must play fair , ’ or when John 's plunge into the pool of faith is described as ‘ he took a header ’ . |
| 7 | There were complaints when Hitler 's speech to the Party ‘ old guard ’ in Munich on 8 November was not broadcast , for it was said that in the disappointment about the unfulfilled expectations from the Russian campaign many people ‘ had felt the need to hear the voice of the Führer again and to derive new strength from his words ’ . |
| 8 | Nick Cave surfaced at a time when post-punk 's handle on the workings of desire was diagrammatic and programmatic . |
| 9 | The Sino-Portuguese Joint Liaison Group , first convened in April 1988 [ see p. 36765 ] , held its fifth meeting in Lisbon , the Portuguese capital , on Aug. 1-2 , 1989 , when Macao 's participation in the International Maritime Organization and in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade were discussed . |