Example sentences of "when it " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are times when it might seem that this is a definition which can produce the sense of a self which is both amorphous and autonomous , of a doubtful self which also serves to cast doubt on the human world that lies beyond the subjective individual — a world which some writers are , and some are not , very cunning in , and which is inhabited by people with a working knowledge of who they are and what they are doing . |
| 2 | There was a time when it must have seemed to many of them that he would never receive a bad review , or even a cross word . |
| 3 | An example of this is when it refers to ‘ food business operators ’ which , according to Mr Knowles , is unspecific and far too general a definition . |
| 4 | Not when it 's not Sunday . ’ |
| 5 | It was only when it shut with a rusty creak that he realized that he had company . |
| 6 | ‘ It might be as well , ’ she said majestically , ‘ if we all said where we were when it happened . |
| 7 | Despite the minimalist parameters for the new channel set out in the Broadcasting Act , in profound contrast to the remit of Channel Four when it began a decade ago , we want to make an issue of the new Channel . |
| 8 | Two of the numbers they played were ‘ Red River Valley ’ and ‘ Turkey In The Straw ’ ( the former finding expression in 1989 , when it was included in the video Songs from The Life Of Leonard Cohen ! ) |
| 9 | Leonard was but 21 when it was first published , though the poems were culled from his output from 15 to 20 years of age , according to an interview he gave to Andrew Tyler of Disc in 1972 . |
| 10 | The most important factor in ‘ free stretching ’ is that you know when it hurts and how far you can go , making it possible for you to immediately release the stretch should you need to . |
| 11 | The records show that he presented a clock of his own making to the hospital circa 1760 , which was in continuous use until the night of 10–11 January 1978 , when it was stolen . |
| 12 | The pleasure is when it does n't . |
| 13 | Increased usage of the VSOE Pullman train for repeat itinerary charter work on days when it is not required for the Folkestone run , has given prospective passengers some further options . |
| 14 | It can provide general lighting so you can move around safely and see more or less what you are doing when it 's dark outside ; task lighting when you want more concentrated light in a particular area for a particular job ( including reading ) ; mood lighting to provide different atmospheres in different rooms at different times ; and it can also be used to illuminate the outside of the home . |
| 15 | He is , in fact , a rare surviving embodiment of those long-vanished ideals of the 1950s , when it briefly seemed that University English might provide a terrain where all these practices could converge . |
| 16 | If so , it will come to the negotiating table severely handicapped by its past history of deference : it could as easily have confronted the issue four years ago , when it would have stood more of a chance of winning . |
| 17 | In July he saw his party make history when it won the first governorship conceded by the ruling party in 60 years . |
| 18 | The last time Hambros was so well placed was in 1986 when it advised on another mega-bid , by Hanson for Imperial Group . |
| 19 | The Government introduced incentive allowances for teachers in 1987 when it removed the profession 's bargaining rights and imposed a pay settlement . |
| 20 | If the match is n't played on the Friday night then it 's difficult to see when it could be scheduled . ’ |
| 21 | I also became a university student in the days when it was axiomatic that higher education was ‘ free ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ There must come a time when it is called to a halt , ’ Lord Donaldson said . |
| 23 | THE Michael Knighton Story , already sold to a tabloid , began publicly as recently as 18 August when it became known that he was buying the controlling interest in Manchester United from Martin Edwards . |
| 24 | He predicts , however , that the proposal would be opposed by most member states when it comes before the Council of Ministers . |
| 25 | Mr Shute has had an impressive track record with BM , which he was appointed to when it was controlled by Beazer and which has thrived while Beazer 's fortunes wained until Beazer severed the connections earlier this year . |
| 26 | Compared with 10 years ago , when it was estimated that at least 70 per cent of two-parent households with two children came within the scheme , less than half of two-parent families now qualify , according to the author of the study , Michael Murphy , a statistician at the London School of Economics . |
| 27 | ‘ Can you imagine what it 's like when it 's really hot out here ? ’ |
| 28 | If the SGIC sells this holding , Bond Corp faces paying out more than A$160m under an indemnity agreement entered into when it and the SGIC bought out Robert Holmes a Court 's Bell Group stake last year . |
| 29 | He was head of the Military Intelligence Service ( MIS ) until his fall from grace in 1983 , when it was thought that Ne Win , Burma 's autocratic ruler since 1962 , perceived him as a threat to his leadership . |
| 30 | The row erupted on Tuesday when it was discovered that , by a quirk of the rulebook , Mr Le Pen 's neo-fascists would chair the assembly 's permanent delegations to Switzerland and Israel . |