Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [noun] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somewhere between the time when they had fallen into an exhausted sleep and when she had woken to this grey dawn , all the joy and magic of what they had shared had faded , and she had been overcome by doubts . |
| 2 | Lewis drove and hooked stylishly for an hour when opportunity offered , before Cairns showed the close fieldsmen how to do it by taking a superb diving catch at gully . |
| 3 | The hotel is a group of buildings surrounded by gardens and trees in a compound , and we noticed from the start a vaguely British feeling about it — we asked our guide and he told us it had been formerly the British Embassy ( presumably during the years when this had been Chiang Kai-Shek 's capital ) , and had remained in British hands until 1960 or so , I suppose it was a consulate or something . |
| 4 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
| 5 | Notice that the pyramid shape is typical only during a period when medical care is deficient ; birth and death rates are then high with probability of death being relatively constant at all ages . |
| 6 | Attracting candidates can often be easier than selecting the right one , especially during a period when jobs are hard to obtain . |
| 7 | In situations where public transport arrangements can not be adjusted to suit the needs of the staff , then it might be worth considering the provision of health authority transport , especially during the hours when public services are greatly reduced . |
| 8 | This Victorian advertisement claims that Carminative Cordial tin which Dad had so much faith ) ‘ saved the lives of many , especially during the time when cholera raged in Salisbury ’ ( 1849 ) . |
| 9 | He laughs as he tells me that it was very pretentious , but that when there were eleven gardeners ‘ it was OK to live in you know , especially during the war when you had all the people from Russia and Poland and so on ’ . |
| 10 | Because there was a shortage of pasture in many districts , cattle were allowed to wander freely to search for food , especially during the seasons when they were not wanted for agriculture . |
| 11 | There is a special innocence in Doisneau 's photographs of children , especially during the years when he was working with a twin-lens reflex camera held at waist level . |
| 12 | Robbie and the dog had just returned from their stroll and she was about to lock up and go below for the night when a sound from the towpath caught her attention . |
| 13 | To finish , Henry takes the crowd gently through the day when he and his best friend , Joe Cole , were stopped in the street by kids with guns . |
| 14 | It was thought that he would be able to rest better during the day when the unit switched to night shooting , but daughter Emma only a few weeks old — had other ideas . |
| 15 | For Messrs Ames , Myers , Wilbraham , Hudd and Irens and the shell company specialists like Messrs Lever and D'Silva , this recession might be a period that , unlike most , they will be able to recall fondly as a time when they grew their businesses . |
| 16 | We 'll plot and plan together for the day when it 's opportune to strike ! ’ |
| 17 | Life With Lyle by Sandy Lyle 's caddie , Dave Musgrove , breaks the mould , being a record , kept by Musgrove , of their times together during a period when Lyle won three events in America , including the US Masters , and three events in Europe , including the World Match Play Championship . |
| 18 | She could say no more , only after a moment when he did not answer , ‘ Please do n't reproach yourself , my darling , when you have given me back to myself again . ’ |
| 19 | In December 1927 , while he was in the midst of his darkness , and in june 1928 when he was better , the House of Commons rejected a proposal , carried by large majorities in the Church bodies , for a new prayer book , which was the old prayer book , from the age of King Charles II , modestly revised in a pastoral spirit long after the time when it needed revision . |
| 20 | But that was long after the moment when my pathetic attempt to enlist the so-called forces of darkness on my behalf had backfired . ’ |
| 21 | I think it was erm a bit of a ploy that erm I was extra to establishment really and I was only temporary , on the temporary staff until erm well a year or so after the war when all these things were sort of sorted out and erm I was on the permanent |
| 22 | The system 's circulating pump can sometimes jam , especially after a period when the pump has not been used , or sludge in the system may clog the impeller . |
| 23 | He saw how every little niggling thing old Andy had given him to do counted — how one developed his muscle , another his eye , a third his judgement of time and distance ; how each hour he spent working with the foremast hands taught him to know and understand them better against the day when such men as they were would look to him for guidance . |
| 24 | Both ‘ The Daleks ’ and ‘ The Sensorites ’ featured very elaborate backdrops , all of which Cusick had first to draft out as large , highly detailed colour illustrations long before the day when the Scenic Artist would come in to paint them up . |
| 25 | Although historic links between the two countries go back long before the days when the French were sending troops to help the Jacobite rebellions , the French presence in Scotland remains relatively small . |
| 26 | She felt miserable about this all the morning , but better in the afternoon when they went to Druid 's Bottom after school . |
| 27 | It takes a lot of doing you know , to grow some good flowers , some good fruit , some good vegetables , especially in a year when water 's been so short . |
| 28 | The business experience will be invaluable , especially in an era when Canada is setting high priority on Pacific Rim links , with their first priority coming to terms with the language . |
| 29 | The Spaniards are by nature noisy and vociferous , especially in the mornings when , like cocks crowing , they have to announce to the world that they are alive and doing . |
| 30 | To go shopping with my father and mother on Saturday evenings seemed quite an adventure , especially in the winter when , under the flickering gas lamps , Salisbury became a different city . |