Example sentences of "[to-vb] when [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mohammed Hussein Nagdi , who resigned as Iran 's ambassador to Italy in 1982 to campaign for the government 's overthrow , was killed on his way to work when the hit squad pulled up beside his car and opened fire with a submachine gun , police said . |
| 2 | Yet he was the kindest man you would wish to meet when the drink was n't on him . |
| 3 | As the teachers all had full-time commitments outside the project , they were only able to meet when the pupils were working on the project . |
| 4 | The pharmaceuticals business — which was bound to suffer when the US patents expired last year on Tenormin , a beta-blocker and one of the world 's most successful drugs has been further hit by the failure of two products in which a lot of money and hope had been invested . |
| 5 | It would be wrong to make them pay the price of justice — although this might nudge us into remembering that innocent wives and children and other dependents are made to suffer when the state imprisons thousands of working-class men for crimes which are often insignificant compared with corporate crimes . |
| 6 | This stripe tends to fade when the male is in breeding condition and leave the fish looking an all over silver , with a hint of blue along the throat and belly . |
| 7 | I was prompted to write when a customer sat on checkout ten following a dizzy spell . |
| 8 | Otherwise there is little of the ritual of the courts , though everyone is expected to stand when the tribunal members enter or leave . |
| 9 | It is also difficult to establish when the damage occurred . |
| 10 | At Highlander , workshops of this sort of cultural exchange play a critical role in reaching across the natural human barriers which we can expect to find when a number of different people from widely different communities , cultural backgrounds , and economic and social circumstances are thrown together for a weekend to discuss their common problems in an attempt to find solutions . |
| 11 | During filming in Spain , there had already been a hint of what was to come when a journalist heard about this ‘ controversial ’ picture being made and managed to steal a script from the set , escaping by throwing beer glasses at cast and crew . |
| 12 | The main problems seem to come when the foreground application program has control over the keyboard or is using large chunks of memory to mimic the screen . |
| 13 | By the end of 1990 , £15,000 had been raised from the sale of the prints for the Appeal with more to come when the project is finished . |
| 14 | Those things will help Courtaulds and they tend to come when the economy improves . |
| 15 | In spite of this , the Court of Appeal held that the parties intended risk to pass when the buyers accepted the delivery note . |
| 16 | The conditions make Cannigione our recommended centre for those who want to develop sailing skills , whether on dinghies or catamarans , perhaps learning to windsurf when the wind drops . |
| 17 | Then they make their ale from what they have collected , and those who do not come there to drink and do not give money at the foresters ' will are sorely punished at their pleas for dead wood , although the King has no demesne ; nor does anyone dare to brew when the foresters brew , or to sell ale so long as the foresters have any kind of ale to sell ; and this every forester does year by year to the great grievance of the country . |
| 18 | An investor who gives his broker an order to sell when a stock falls to a certain figure is setting UP just such a system . |
| 19 | Some of Harvard 's clients reneged on their agreements to sell when the price climbed , making ridiculous claims , like that the dog had chewed up the allotment letter , or that somebody had sold as a practical joke . |
| 20 | Even to relatively unsophisticated subjects it is quite intuitive to sell when the price is high and store when the price is low , but it is much less intuitive to produce where the marginal cost is equal to some expectation . |
| 21 | The party was about to depart when the mother of the dead girl noticed that the earth over the entrance to the tomb had been disturbed , and when she looked more closely she saw that one of the roofing stones had been moved . |
| 22 | Such a strategy would ultimately devalue our famous brands and would be difficult to reverse when the recession ends . |
| 23 | And you can line up a special treat to celebrate when the battle is won — using the money that has been saved on a holiday or to buy yourself something special . |
| 24 | The massive front door once refused to open when the alignment of the doorposts was shifted . |
| 25 | Some insects , snakes and other preyed-upon creatures — most famously the opossum — have perfected the useful trick of feigning death if captured in order to escape when a predator relaxes his grip . |
| 26 | SOCCER ace Pat Nevin pitched in to help when a mugger tried to steal a fan 's camera . |
| 27 | He might be brought in for periodic boosters or to help when the problem is in the degree of difficulty and intensity not experienced before . |
| 28 | Jeffery and Sheila Parfitt blamed social services for failing to help when the burden of care overwhelmed them . |
| 29 | Heading out to sea again , Pembrokeshire beaches are great places to walk when the mist is down and all the sun-worshippers are safely tucked away at home . |
| 30 | Charles stayed at the meeting long enough to hear when the rehearsal call was for the Monday ; if he accepted Paul 's offer of an understudy job , then he 'd have to be there . |