Example sentences of "[noun] was [adj] when [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Although Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) were able to demonstrate an apparent loss of latent inhibition over a long retention interval using chocolate milk as the CS , no effect was apparent when saccharin was used .
2 Curiously , a similar picture was evident when oligonucleotide III was used .
3 But no latent inhibition was evident when conditioning was assessed in context B.
4 The set-up was fine when life expectancy was barely thirty years , but with modern advances in medtech ensuring that all solvent citizens can enjoy a full and active life well into their 100s , one set of milk teeth and one set of adult teeth just is n't enough .
5 The woman was shocked when QC William Crawford put his hands on her waist and pecked her on both cheeks .
6 It was almost a treasonable thought , and Denis was relieved when Boxer , observing that the tractor was a ‘ queer-looking contraption ’ , drew him back to the present .
7 Bowler felt that Minton was happiest when painting and would have been content with a quiet life had he not been driven by a need for others and by the fact that he could not bear to be on his own .
8 However , the relationship between symptoms and support was stronger when adversity was higher , disproving their expectation that support was important independently of adversity .
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