Example sentences of "[adv] when it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It said ‘ Danger ’ , but a big piece of the signboard had broken off , so perhaps when it wass whole it said ‘ Dangerfield ’ , not just ‘ Danger ’ . ’ |
| 2 | Possibly these entered an ancestor of D only when it reached York or Worcester . |
| 3 | Mr Delors claims that ‘ binding procedures ’ do not break the principle of ‘ subsidiarity ’ — the idea that decisions should be taken at EC level only when it makes sense to do so . |
| 4 | The use of the penal law against workers , especially when it involves imprisonment , or the possibility of imprisonment , is one of the most persistent sources of conflict between labour and management , and between labour and governments . |
| 5 | Especially when it meant spending money . |
| 6 | Having learned from his first assignment that the general effectively controlled the hostage situation in Beirut , Coleman now came to realize that , in a broader frame but in the same sense , Kenaan also controlled the nature and scope of narco-terrorism itself — ; or , at any rate , could do so when it suited President Assad 's purpose . |
| 7 | Here in Canada we are badly isolated from regular contact with soccer , so when it comes time for the World Cup , the cable sports network dredges up some living bodies to do the commentary . |
| 8 | Walk slowly away when it loses interest . ’ |
| 9 | Just when it seemed things were going his way again this has happened . ’ |
| 10 | Just when it seemed Roma would inflict a humiliating defeat on their despised city neighbours in ‘ Il Derby ’ , Gascoigne saved the game , honour of Lazio , and head of coach Dino Zoff . |
| 11 | But the bigger point is that pursuing wrong priorities discredits greenery as a whole — just when it needs friends to defend it from hard-pressed businessmen and rabid deregulators . |
| 12 | Britain 's biggest clothing retailer , Marks and Spencer , became the country 's most profitable retailer once more when it knocked J Sainsbury into second place with pre-tax profits up 25% to a record £736.5m ( $1.2 billion ) in the year to end-March . |
| 13 | It need only do what it does now when it examines doctors ' behaviour by asking them to justify that behaviour before a panel of their professional peers . |
| 14 | It 's refreshing , even when it gets way into the twenties ! ’ |
| 15 | Not surprisingly , the results are not always convincing : lyric poetry , for example is labelled as non-fictional even when it includes references to non-existing objects ( such as blue deer in Georg Trakl 's poems ) , while narrative and nonsense poetry are assigned to the fictional domain . |
| 16 | Even when it eschews prescriptivism and presents itself as science , grammar/linguistics remains a branch of patriarchal scholarship which is guilty of perpetuating sexism . |
| 17 | Curious in that with the bulk of the country 's youth taking their cultural signposts from America and the more visceral thrills offered by rock'n'roll , it seems strange that such a dated and wrinkly musical form should enjoy such an upsurge in fortunes , particularly when it faced competition from sexier young pups operating in the rock idiom such as Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard . |
| 18 | ‘ There were obviously a lot of people there when it took place . |
| 19 | Liberation does not mean slaying the dragon , but rising above it , growing beyond it , seeing through its tricks and laughing gently and lovingly when it snorts fire at us . |
| 20 | It stopped abruptly when it saw Rosie , an uncertainty shadowing its haunted eyes . |
| 21 | Encore Computer Corp , Fort Lauderdale , Florida has persuaded the Gould Inc subsidiary of Nikko Kyodo Co Inc — which wanted to be shot of Encore altogether when it bought Gould , but has had to keep the company in the fold and bankroll it to have a chance of realising any value from it — to increase its revolving credit facility by $20m ; the pact also extends the maturity dates of Encore 's $50m term loan agreement to April 2 1995 , and the $35m increased revolving credit pact to July 3 1994 . |