Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] when the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pickwick as you know we sold er , during the year , or sorry when the year ended , this year . |
| 2 | That is um in Burstow 's clinical practice she reckons that um sometimes people say something along the lines of well well um perhaps it was my fault , I was flirting with him , and things like that it and these are people who maybe have been about five or six when the abuse has happened and so y'know do five or six year olds flirt ? |
| 3 | A good caddie also has to be something of a psychologist , knowing when to cajole his player into making a better effort ; calming him down when he 's just three-putted or blazed a drive into the rough ; or steadying him up from being over-confident or over-zealous when the adrenalin is flowing after a couple of good holes . |
| 4 | Under this pressure , all ordinary human ambivalence and doubt is outlawed : adopters become guilty or angry when the relationship does not proceed according to the fantasy or reality of ordinary parenting ; children suppress their fantasies of an alternative life with birth parents — or hold on to that fantasy all the more tenaciously — and birth mothers , in particular , are pushed into a denial of their own experience and feelings . |
| 5 | If a certificate is found not to be conclusive or final when the contract or terms of reference say it should be , that finding will provide good grounds for challenge . |
| 6 | I would only been six or seven when the war started . |
| 7 | In fact there is a significant difference in risk ratings , the difference between ratings , 1.2 points , is smaller than that when the analysis is done by subjects but is still present . |
| 8 | It was later than usual when the lord of Parfois came . |
| 9 | Feeling more put out than embarrassed when the theatre management turned them away , the six complained that they had understood that ‘ you had to be in the nude in order to get in ’ . |
| 10 | But she was less than pleased when the truth finally came out . |
| 11 | Certain individuals may have overstepped the mark and still seem to imagine that you are either too insecure or emotionally confused to retaliate , but you will achieve a great deal more by remaining aloof this month , especially around the 4th and 15th when the Sun is challenged by Neptune and Saturn . |
| 12 | She is usually just trying to be friendly and helpful and supportive when the love crazed imbecile is trying to explain that his wife does n't understand him … ( yawn ) . |
| 13 | The system provides several different types of room racks with innovations and signals that can provide information for the receptionists ; for example , pockets can have a centre window with two-colour sliding signals which can be moved to show red when the room has been assigned , yellow when the room is ‘ on change ’ and clear when the room is ready for letting . |
| 14 | I had space , my own front door and key , privacy when the door was shut and light when the weather was bright . |
| 15 | Societies should always be aware when they are launched that life is not always sweetness and light when the pressure is on and constitutions should be framed so that disputes do arrive the framework for settlement already exists . |
| 16 | It seemed so quick and easy when the time came that she wondered why she had waited so long . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , the only easily quantifiable measure is new membership of the library but this is inadequate and inappropriate when the present wider range of services go beyond lending services and into the provision of various information services which do not necessarily require membership of the public library . |
| 18 | It is humiliating to be left and gratifying when the leaver shows signs of repentance and regret . |
| 19 | If you believe that life is full of joy , then you feel happy and excited when the post arrives or the phone rings , rather than feeling fearful or gloomy . |
| 20 | Their liver damage is usually mild , dose dependent , and reversible when the drug is stopped . |
| 21 | Secondly , the Bank gave notice that it would make its own forecasts of daily flows in the market so as to be ready to provide assistance but that when the need arose the houses would have to offer bills for sale to the Bank at prices of their own choosing . |
| 22 | He was respectful but unalarmed when the King appeared and after a moment 's silence he chose to laugh at the likeness and the revelation that they were distant cousins ; indeed , so little was Rassendyll impressed that he noted that the King 's mouth lacked ‘ something of the firmness ( or obstinacy ) which was to be gathered from my close-shutting lips ’ . |
| 23 | In some respects this is good when it means such topics as non-aqueous solvents are covered , but bad when the reader searches this chapter in vain for information about new solvents . |
| 24 | In both cases , the wood should be as dry as possible when the wood hardener is applied , and when this is dry , the two-part epoxy-resin wood filler is pressed into the cavity to give a noncrack , non-shrink repair . |
| 25 | In both cases , the wood should be as dry as possible when the wood hardener is applied , and when this is dry , the two-part epoxy-resin wood filler is pressed into the cavity to give a non-crack , non-shrink repair . |
| 26 | What can be so easy as this when the critic has to be responsible for nothing ? |
| 27 | A lateral water hazard is defined as such when the Committee considers it is impracticable to drop a ball behind the hazard as Rule 26–1b states . |
| 28 | Rex was then re-elected as Premier when the Assembly reconvened . |
| 29 | In no way can it be described as independent when the chairman of that inquiry is a former general who is responsible for some of the worst atrocities against the East Timorese . |