Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] when [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in the kitchen together when Caroline said I should meet Colin . ’ |
| 2 | The major opposition to the poll tax came to the fore only when people realised how much they would have to pay . |
| 3 | 2 were excluded because they studied monochemotherapy ( etoposide and nitrogen mustard ) , and 1 because the supportive care group was in fact a ‘ wait and see ’ group with treatment by chemotherapy or radiotherapy only when symptoms appeared . |
| 4 | The fit had frightened Edward , and he would n't leave Anna 's side even when Ma told him it was time for bed . |
| 5 | " The source of the problem , " argues Beer , " is not a lack of knowledge , but the structure of the situation , which continues to have compelling force even when participants recognise its tendencies . |
| 6 | Moving at the pace of the infantry , they had not covered any great distance in the interim and were in fact only half a day 's march ahead when Ramsay reached Lockerbie in the Johnstone country . |
| 7 | From which we will get the benefit presumably when production 's done . |
| 8 | From which we will get the benefit presumably when production starts . |
| 9 | But for language users , the rules become an issue only when communication breaks down , and even then , language can remain effective communication long after rules have been bent or broken . |
| 10 | What does interest me about the leaf stem she suggested it should be put in the foyer of County Hall well when Nottingham becomes a unitary stat unitary authority and County Hall is made into an hotel perhaps it would be a bit unfortunate for the visitors to have the leaf stem er when they book in . |
| 11 | When you are made aware of this you can consciously choose not to react in a stressed way and you will therefore be able to maintain a calmness even when life becomes hectic . |
| 12 | Penny and her Second , Sylvia , talked about it all the way to the corner where Sylvia turned off for home , and Penny only remembered her lost budgie again when Sylvia said goodbye and added : ‘ I do hope you find Kelpie soon , Penny . ’ |
| 13 | It increased in importance latterly when Ullapool took over from Kyle of Lochalsh as the port of departure and arrival of the Stornoway ferry . |
| 14 | Well it means that if if Botham does open then the only place for Hicks is in the middle taking Lamb 's place so when Lamb comes back |
| 15 | Their results confirmed the importance of capacity utilization in determining investment , in that investment tended to take place only when output increased sufficiently to stretch current capacity . |
| 16 | It 's a fair way off to the ice-cream cart so when Kenny comes back he 's got ice-cream cones melting all down his arms . |
| 17 | She seems a little slow off the mark when she asserts that the attempt to control drugs became ‘ a War only when crack emrged ’ . |
| 18 | Ianthe remembered that Miss Grimes had been to Spain for her holiday one year , but she supposed that she must have bought the wine specially when Ianthe had said she was coming to see her . |
| 19 | Ellen was polishing the furniture with beeswax , but collected her cloths and went out of the room wordlessly when Paul entered , shutting the door after her . |
| 20 | And was still wondering some half an hour later when Rosa had settled her down for the night but frustration , sharper than any pangs of hunger , was keeping her awake . |
| 21 | Suddenly bold , she stopped by the kerb and spoke to him , and they were still there half an hour later when Eileen walked through from the tram . |
| 22 | The Irish management team of manager Noel Murphy , captain Phil Danaher and coach Ciaran Fitzgerald will slip into New Zealand hoping the All Blacks will be so concerned with their tilts at the World XV , the Australians in the Bledisloe Cup and the South Africans on their August tour that they might just be caught a bit unawares when Ireland arrive . |
| 23 | Grierson was nodding his head furiously when Roy came back with his coat . |
| 24 | The Tindemans Report ( 1976 ) recommended a gradual approach towards EMU , and suggested that the countries able to proceed in the direction of monetary union should do so , and others should follow suit later when conditions became more favourable . |
| 25 | I remind him that there has been criticism historically when statements have been made about incidents in Great Britain , when it was commented that similar statements had not been made in the context of Northern Ireland . |
| 26 | He was his own father down there and it was that night again when Francis said to me , ‘ Do n't go , ’ and this time I had n't . |
| 27 | He got out of his chair slowly when Nicandra came in . |
| 28 | Just as in the residential market , buying and selling will increase in volume only when players feel confident that prices are realistic , and when the UK 's unemployment statistics improve . |
| 29 | As a result I undergo a bout of conscience , taking the short rod only when Odd-Knut assures me that we will eat whatever we catch , and that we will probably not catch anything . |
| 30 | The Korean left had opposed trusteeship down to December 1945 and the communists changed policy only when Stalin did so . |