Example sentences of "when the [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the former Scotland manager 's old teams , Airdrie , visit Somerset Park today — on a day when the Premier Division clubs have no matches as Scotland play on Wednesday — lying third in the First Division and keen to maintain form which has helped them overcome an uncertain beginning . |
| 2 | John Morgan , 64 , who was her driver in 1988 when the young township activist was killed , told the Johannesburg Sunday Times that she had ordered him to remove the body from her Soweto home and ‘ dump the dog ’ . |
| 3 | But Stage 2 should begin by 1992 , when the present work programme will be complete . |
| 4 | Mrs Andrews takes up her new role in August when the present headmistress Dr Carolyn Higginson retires . |
| 5 | The toggle keys status area shows when the various keyboard locks are switched on ( see page 5 ) . |
| 6 | This was also the case around the turn of the century , when the emerging labour movement often used local political activity in particular strongholds such as East London and Sheffield to promote its aims and objectives long before it reached the national political stage . |
| 7 | This trend began around 1979 , when the then library management team enthusiastically embraced the recommendations of the Hillingdon Report … |
| 8 | Mark and his new bride Janice were having their post nuptial celebration the next day when the good news/bad news came in — Jamie had shot a final 60 to get into a playoff with Anders Forsbrand and win the tournament . |
| 9 | The capital and interest payments on the company 's loans are rolled up until 31 December 1992 , when the existing borrowing facilities are due to expire . |
| 10 | We will seek the adoption o the highest standards practicable for all laying hens when the existing Community legislation is reviewed next year . |
| 11 | Relocation is expected to be complete by March 1995 when the existing Warren Spring site in Stevenage will be taken over by Glaxo . |
| 12 | An oil slick , created on April 11 when the Cypriot-registered tanker Haven exploded during a routine pumping operation in the Ligurian Sea off Genoa , caused pollution along the Mediterranean coast westwards towards Nice on the French coast . |
| 13 | That was the moment when the fabulous Nan Mahon had flashed her eyes . |
| 14 | ALBERTO TOMBA has the ideal stage to flaunt his phenomenal skills when the Alpine skiing World Cup season opens in Sestriere , Italy . |
| 15 | In the mid-1950s , when the private sector finance houses were increasing their facilities for private retailers , the Government withheld some of the funds the Boards requested for developing their own hire purchase schemes , thus further hobbling them against the competition . |
| 16 | Tell you what is such a big con , was when the round tea bags came out , the round tea-bags . |
| 17 | In the nineteenth century , when the only particle energies that people knew how to use were the low energies of a few electron volts generated by chemical reactions such as burning , it was thought that atoms were the smallest unit . |
| 18 | ‘ In 1986 , when the International Whaling Commission banned all commercial whaling worldwide , it seemed at long last the whales were saved . |
| 19 | Our international standing as managing agents and consultants in energy efficiency and renewable energy was highlighted this year when the International Energy Agency appointed ETSU as its overall manager for the analysis and dissemination of renewable energy technologies . |
| 20 | The document expressed great concern that Wilson had been strongly pro-Israel when prime minister from 1964–70 and that his return to office would sour relations with the Arabs at a time when the international oil crisis was acute . |
| 21 | Mrs Thatcher later parried more questions when the Liberal Democrat Mr Charles Kennedy ( Ross , Cromarty and Skye ) asked her whether she felt her ‘ diminishing credibility ’ would be salvaged if she followed the advice of the former chairman of the Tory backbench 1922 Committee , Sir Edward du Cann , that a leadership challenge would clear the air . |
| 22 | But that all changed yesterday morning when the picturesque holiday resort on the edge of the Atlantic was awoken by the sound of gunfire from a UFF murder gang . |
| 23 | Ministerial jumpiness was further underlined last night when the junior energy minister , Mr Peter Morrison , demanded a public loyalty oath from all minsters . |
| 24 | Mann 's release had been expected on Sept. 18 when the Iranian news agency IRNA office in Beirut had predicted that he would be free " within hours " . |
| 25 | IBM has yet to say when the new operating system will ship , but users will be able to tie in the PowerPC , providing a single operating system from the desktop through departmental servers to highly-parallel enterprise servers . |
| 26 | The Airport 's passenger traffic business should receive a further substantial boost with the scheduled opening on May 17 when the new rail link opens . |
| 27 | In the reign of George II , in 1752 , eleven dates were omitted in September when the New Style calendar was adopted ( see below ) . |
| 28 | CRUCIBLE , Channel 4 's answer to Horizon , is being scotched at a time when the new TV channel is capturing only 4 per cent of the viewing market in the UK . |
| 29 | A DISPUTE which has emerged between Darlington Council and National Car Parks is threatening to cause problems when the new Cornmill shopping centre opens later in the year . |
| 30 | On Lord Mayor 's Day , when the new Lord Mayor is elected , the staff is handed over by the father of the city council to the sheriff 's lady to keep the sheriff himself in order . |