Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] when [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the calm after high tide when life seems to be held suspended , waiting , breathless , for the tide 's turning when everything will be thrown into motion again . |
| 2 | In times of economic recession when business and commerce have to look closely at their finances , the low costs , top quality facilities and services which Larne provides are even more vital to the economy and to enable Irish industries to compete effectively in Europe . |
| 3 | £150 a year might seem expensive for an actress at the beginning of her career , but look what you got for it , and with Charles sharing the rent as well as the bed , what could be more acceptable in a period of economic pressure when whisky cost the exorbitant price of 12s. 6d. a bottle ? |
| 4 | There is no sense of possible anticlimax when reality cuts across Kemp 's idealistic view of the girl . |
| 5 | She stood on the threshold of that world when war broke out and she went to work in a factory ; it began to open up for her when a photographer first spotted her and the camera became her true love . |
| 6 | Legalization is not required , as the Convention already provided for the exclusion of this requirement when transmission was through a Central Authority . |
| 7 | He was actually in on the design and setting up of this hospital when Ocean Empress was still in the commissioning stage a few years back . |
| 8 | That is why the assistance of a trained , skilled and sympathetic third party is of such help when marriage conflict gets out of hand . |
| 9 | It was therefore an event of major significance when Law 's retirement was announced in March 1921 . |
| 10 | She was about to report this piece of good news when fitzAlan took the ale jug from her , and , before she could protest , tilted it to his lips for a healthy swig . |
| 11 | This is especially true of personal data but also of enormous importance when research data or top secret intelligence are stored in computers . |
| 12 | The shift between 1931 and 1951 is particularly significant , since the former census was taken during a period of heavy unemployment when employment opportunities for older workers were at a low level and public opinion did not favour efforts to promote it ; whilst in 1951 the exact opposite conditions prevailed . |
| 13 | The view is always dimmed out , however , before the light declares itself , and there is a period of blurred dark when perspective shuts up like a concertina and the eye loses its bearings . |
| 14 | You do n't run up a backlog of mutual resentment when forgiveness is present . |
| 15 | The tiny fronds of tender green when beech buds first open are an annual delight . |
| 16 | My research documents the importance of participative management when change is involved even if it is not necessary for managing the routine . |
| 17 | As a younger son he had learnt to be content with small advantages when greater ones were not to be had ; yet he had not lost the capacity for large designs or for rapid action when need arose . |
| 18 | BLONDIE will have her two ‘ Best Of … ’ compilations out in competition with each other when FM Revolver releases the imported ‘ Blondie Hit Collection ’ album this week . |
| 19 | The appointment of McDonald , who was still an interviewer with Trinidadian TV when News At Ten first went on the air , fits in with what sources suggest is a new reliance on star names . |
| 20 | Whilst a strong advocate of improving the steam locomotive to the maximum degree possible , Gresley also tested diesel locomotives and railcars and realized that the future for main-line railway operation lay with electric traction when capital resources were available . |
| 21 | But it was the false calm of the eye of the storm — and the storm was to break out anew with renewed fury when darkness fell . |
| 22 | He marvelled at the girl 's patience as her charge ran hither and thither , collecting shells and seaweed , splashing in the waves at the water 's edge , letting out little shrieks of excitement and then relapsing into relative quietness when food and drink were produced out of a knapsack . |
| 23 | The Electric Corporation plans to use thermal stations ( see Box A ) to meet Israel 's average electricity needs , currently 2200 MW , and to supplement this with hydroelectric power when demand peaks above this . |
| 24 | Netting should also help to deter herons which can completely wipe out your fish population especially during harsh weather when food is scarce ! |
| 25 | On September 3rd I was indeed in that Church when war was declared . |
| 26 | The professional officer relies upon professional expertise when tendering advice and may be bound by formal or informal codes of ethics or professional practice . |
| 27 | In another experiment when sleep was extended by a similar amount , subjects were tested on a vigilance task , a calculation task and a pinball game . |
| 28 | And he was in this mood when disaster struck . |
| 29 | In this way when interest rates do rise it can benefit from these new higher rates . |
| 30 | Several other minor , and apparently random , streets were also found in this area when flood prevention works were carried out in 1970 . |