Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] when the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PASSIONS run high when the subject of animal rights is raised ; so high that the warring factions can be at odds even over ownership of key metaphors in the argument . |
| 2 | A friend of mine suggests this is because my system is all transistor rather than valves , but the processor and power amp both sound fine when the volume of each is turned up with the volume of the other turned down . |
| 3 | Many of my Malawis are beautiful blue and purple colours which look great when the aquarium light is combined with natural daylight , but in the evening when there is no natural light , they look a pale blue/white colour — a far cry from their stunning metallic daylight colours . |
| 4 | The hips and thighs look spongy when the skin is pinched . |
| 5 | Provided the colours look attractive when the rug is purchased , the overwhelming probability is that they will only improve with age . |
| 6 | Remember this when the pace hots up ! |
| 7 | Punters get desperate when the firm they are dealing with is about to go bust . |
| 8 | A couple of henna-headed teenage fans are sitting with their backs to the outside wall of the club , and they remain cool when the coach arrives , politely asking everyone to sign the singles they 've brought along . |
| 9 | Similarly is the ratio of the small , input , signal voltage to small , output , signal current when the input is open circuit to signals and is the ratio of the small , output , signal voltage to small , input , signal current when the output is open circuit to signals . |
| 10 | Similarly is the ratio of the small , input , signal voltage to small , output , signal current when the input is open circuit to signals and is the ratio of the small , output , signal voltage to small , input , signal current when the output is open circuit to signals . |
| 11 | After a time , the white fingers become purple when the blood starts flowing sluggishly again : the fingers are then very painful . |
| 12 | They always do that when the plague comes to London . |
| 13 | However , the figure also shows that if we fall asleep when the body temperature is about to begin to fall ( about 6 o'clock in the evening ) , there is the possibility of sleeping for about 12 hours . |
| 14 | Students fall silent when the professor speaks — in the bar as well as the seminar . |