Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] when a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dilution viscometers are most convenient when a concentration series is to be measured . |
| 2 | They must have been less pleased when a slightly sensational story got into Weekend under my own name . |
| 3 | The body 's digestive processes are less efficient when a person is lying down and indigestion may result . |
| 4 | At least know your gestation times so that you are not surprised when a mating at some forgotten date actually produces a calf ! |
| 5 | Doctors are not infallible when a child 's peace and happiness are at stake . |
| 6 | We are always sad when a young international athlete finds himself in this situation . ’ |
| 7 | Artists and their dealers are always bitter when a major collector decides to sell , but the level of bitterness aroused by Saatchi 's deaccessioning is , as one New York dealer puts it , ‘ something else ’ . |
| 8 | Passive verbs are also useful when a writer wants to be deliberately vague : ‘ A mistake was made in the timing of the examination . ’ |
| 9 | Indignation came to be most heated when a new office was proposed by the Crown . |
| 10 | Aerial ULV sprays will be most suitable when a pest has to be controlled over vast areas at the same time ; in the control of tsetse fly , for example , and in forests , to control pine beauty moth in Scotland . |
| 11 | Such differences , though they may be less marked when a child is 14 , may yet be considerable . |
| 12 | The danger is that an increased demand for imported goods could be created , so local facilities must exist and be really comprehensive when a new tax policy is instigated . |
| 13 | For his abilities and interests had been felt throughout the land , and had touched Palestine itself ; the day would not be far distant when a woodland would be dedicated to him , the Lyon Cohen Memorial Grove , at Kadesh Naftali , south of Jerusalem . |
| 14 | In later years , after the oil fields were established , he was to be even busier when a helicopter pad was built in Unst . |
| 15 | That could be very dangerous when a man is genuinely hurt , ’ said Nigel . |
| 16 | However , the publisher 's intentions may be very important when a " public good " defence is raised under s4 of the Act , namely that although the work is obscene , its publication is nonetheless justified in the public interest . |
| 17 | So nowadays I am sometimes worried when a young conductor goes straight to the Vienna Philharmonic . |
| 18 | Steve Gaughan mustered his side 's first real effort after 35 minutes , a long range shot which Nigel Adkins saved at the foot of his post , but two minutes later they were almost level when a powerful Nick Cusack header from an Andy Toman cross was going into the bottom corner until Adkins somehow pushed the ball away . |
| 19 | Choledocholithiasis is highly unlikely when a technically satisfactory ultrasound indicates a non-dilated duct system that is free of stones , particularly when the patient 's liver function tests are also normal . |
| 20 | This is especially relevant when a partner leaves on bad terms , but has a general application as well . |
| 21 | This kick is especially useful when a fighter has been knocked to the ground and his opponent is closing in for the kill , although in training it is learned from a standing position . |
| 22 | I go on to argue that , despite the underlying regularities , the behaviour of an individual animal is only predictable when a lot is known about the conditions in which the animal has grown up . |
| 23 | But education , like medicine , is only useful when a person needs it , and the people here do n't need it . |
| 24 | Remember that Fermi resonance is only possible when a fundamental and a second-order band have the same symmetry and are close together in energy . |
| 25 | Such a credulity-straining coincidence is only possible when a dybbuk pulls the strings . |
| 26 | This power is extremely useful when a supervision order is made in respect of a very young child who can not be expected to present himself for examination . |
| 27 | But she said as it 's so terrible when a little boy her . |
| 28 | The identity of the other treaty members is not determinative when a State is deciding whether to become committed to a multilateral treaty regime . |
| 29 | She is expecting to be met by a local member of Committee staff and so is not surprised when a young Thai dressed formally in dark trousers and white short-sleeved shirt and carrying a dark peaked cap comes up to her and says , ‘ Excuse me , you are waiting for some-one ? ’ |
| 30 | Ian Murdoch of the receivers , KPMG Peat Marwick , said : ‘ It is always satisfying when a quality company is saved and particularly when it is sold to the management who built it up . ’ |