Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The egg shape is a clue to building in the sense of rhythm when drawing the small birds ; you can practise drawing ovals and thus build up bird shapes .
2 The basic task of the judge when construing legislation is to ascertain Parliament 's intention when passing the Act .
3 Smugglers ' caves around Shillingham and Elm Gate on the Saltash side still supposedly exist , one being found by a cobbler who lived in the cottage above one and noticed an echo when nailing the boots .
4 He suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a car when crossing the road at the Magic Roundabout in Swindon in February 1992 .
5 This would not necessarily occur for the risk ratings since these may have been initially quite high because of the drivers ’ unfamiliarity with the car when giving the first ratings .
6 With luck , members of the family can also be trained to give warning , for example by flicking the electric light switch when entering the room .
7 The role of the lawyer when analysing a case is therefore to extract the principle(s) of law from the decision of the court .
8 The poem is defined , technically , as the ‘ experience of the right kind of reader has when he peruses the verses ’ ( Richards 1926 : 10 ) ) , and the right kind of reader is the one who manages to recreate in himself more or less completely the collection of impulses which the poet expressed in the poem or , more exactly , the ‘ relevant experience of the poet when contemplating the completed composition ’ ( Richards 1967 : 178 ) .
9 But I would not make this a necessary condition when designing a border , since to do so would be to deny oneself the pleasure of many first-rate foliage plants .
10 He could control his left arm on the handlebar when riding a push-bike , but he found he could not use an exercise bicycle because the effort involved automatically increased his spasticity beyond his control .
11 Dad drew him maps to the unconscious ; he suggested routes and speeds , clothing for the journey and how to sit at the wheel when approaching the dangerous interior .
12 So mental and general symptoms carry greater weight when evaluating a case .
13 Such concerns have already been voiced earlier in this chapter when considering the impact of Japanese plants .
14 Even if we find it difficult to imagine the strength of feeling behind this ambivalence , most of us can recall or visualize the ambivalence in a parent 's action when given a ‘ friendly cuff ’ , or when threatened with a poised hand and a laughing voice .
15 A general rule when choosing a suitable hairstyle is to let your hair play a supporting role to the veil .
16 My usual practice when visiting a patient with an acute febrile illness was to leave a prescription for the appropriate conventional drug ( usually an antibiotic ) , while at the same time administering the most appropriate homoeopathic remedy with the advice to the patient — or the parents , if the patient was a child — to continue to take the homoeopathic remedy but that if there was no improvement in two to four hours then to take the conventional drug .
17 Calculate as above , but allow one further half pattern repeat when making a pair of curtains with more than one width in each curtain and when complete pattern repeats are needed for each drop ( fig. 9 )
18 Conversely , Henry VII 's shell is more tubular , probably allowing for a more natural appearance of majesty when positioning the funerary sceptres in the hands .
19 A few of the main points worth bearing in mind when discussing the subject of income tax with your elderly parents are as follows :
20 Bear this in mind when using the foot sweep and ensure that it has a good chance of shifting the opponent by forcing him to lift his weight from the ankle to be attacked .
21 He was satisfied that what parliament had in mind when passing the act was that there must be a person in life when the injuries were sustained .
22 He was satisfied that what parliament had in mind when passing the act was that there must be a person in life when the injuries were sustained .
23 The very first and most important principle to bear in mind when planting a rose or any other shrub or tree is that this is the last opportunity you will have to do anything basic about the soil underneath , where the roots will have to work .
24 It is certainly not intended that intrusion of any kind should be encouraged into an area of the child 's experience which must be sensitively respected , and this must be kept in mind when reading the section ‘ My family ’ .
25 There are two main points that the reader needs to bear in mind when reading the rest of this book , or any other on physiological psychology .
26 Questions which it is worth keeping in mind when reading the remaining chapters in this book would be the following :
27 Bear in mind when buying a locator system that a working range of 6–7 feet is adequate .
28 It seeks to explore the further development of such techniques in the Industrial Relations field and suggests some guidelines to be borne in mind when considering a potential application .
29 Impractical , quixotic , unsuccessful , are all adjectives that come to mind when considering the strange phenomenon of the Foxton Inclined Plane .
30 This should be kept in mind when considering the much vexed question of allegory , or symbolism , in The Lord of the Rings .
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