Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] when [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Near the entrance of the open-plan dining area was a large bird-table , and we saw the reason for that when meal-time came . |
| 2 | You were warned about this when fundholding was first mooted , and again when your obsession with waiting lists surfaced , but no one seems to listen . |
| 3 | All a far cry from the practices of old when panel pressing was labour intensive and slow . |
| 4 | Unlike the days of old when typography and design were learned over generations , desktop publishing has provided a fast track where we can take ideas and try them out to see if they work . |
| 5 | There is no longer any need for the defendant 's solicitor to apply to have the payment in invested when time for acceptance has expired , but it will now earn less on deposit than on short-term investment account . |
| 6 | Everything returns to normal when silicon is reintroduced into the diet . |
| 7 | But Valli then dropped back to third when club secretary and veteran runner Brian took over on the penultimate third stage . |
| 8 | No matter how carefully they pointed out that areas of low pressure almost always bring rain and high winds and plenty of cloud , it did n't help at all when Station Commanders and Navigation Officers specifically wanted clear skies and good visibility over their targets . |
| 9 | What steps are reasonable in any particular case will obviously depend on the circumstances in which the policeman ( or the citizen ) finds himself , but these might include requiring trespassers to leave , requiring a speaker to move from his chosen spot , or to desist from speaking altogether , calling for quiet when noise seems likely to provoke a breach of the peace ; in short , anything that is necessary to prevent the breach from occurring . |
| 10 | Small stones bit into her palms and an involuntary cry escaped her lips , to be quickly followed by another when fitzAlan 's hand grasped her elbow . |