Example sentences of "when one [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall see later that when one combines general relativity with the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics , it is possible for both space and time to be finite without any edges or boundaries . |
| 2 | When one takes monkeys evolved for tree-top living and puts them in gravel-floored cages on the ground where they are constantly exposed to faeces , when one mixes three species of macaque in one cage , as was done at the New England centre , the stress factors multiply . |
| 3 | The difficulty came when one imagined these numbers written on the spine of a book , or on the can of a filmstrip or an audio-cassette , and given to an untrained person to shelve or file in a sequence . |
| 4 | When one passes such messages back to one 's constituents , they say , ’ Who will do something to stop this nuisance , which is causing enormous problems not only to me but to the whole area ? ’ |
| 5 | When one considers those settlements left undefended , it becomes evident that the choice was dictated by military and administrative considerations , rather than the protection of communities , however considerable in size and number . |
| 6 | When one notes that Jaguar 's pre-tax profits for the first half of 1989 had slumped to £1.4 million , it is easy to see that a company valuation of £1.6 billion might be considered rather high . |
| 7 | When one uses some expression , such as ‘ I 'm going to the bank ’ , there are usually not two things , one that one is saying and one that one is thinking . |
| 8 | The need for such a sketch is obvious when one recalls that ritual and ritualistic ideas can make sense only when taken in reference to a total structure of thought and system of social and historical reality ( most of which I shall , of course , be able only to touch on here ) . |
| 9 | this man managing , almost single-handed , a country as large as Scotland ; when one sees that man , living in a leaky mud hut , holding , by the sway of his personality , the balance even between fiercely antagonistic races , in a land which would cover half a dozen of the large English counties ; when one sees the marvels accomplished by tact , passionate interest and self-control , with utterly inadequate means , in continuous personal discomfort , short-handed , on poor pay , out here in Northern Nigeria — then one feels that permanent evil can not ultimately evolve from so much admirable work accomplished , and that the end must be good . |
| 10 | I THOUGHT it was terrific when David JoHansen of the New York Dolls delivered such quips a : ‘ Who cares about the music when one has such sense of drama ? ’ and , ‘ We do n't play too good but we can dance as bad as we want , ’ and ‘ We do n't hold concerts — we throw parties ! ’ , and ‘ It does n't bother us when people say that we ca n't play , when we met we actually could n't , ’ etc , etc , but all these sweeping statements were launched in 1973 , and when those same epigrams are repeated three years later by lesser mortals ( i.e. Sex Pistols , Runaways , Ramones and Kiss ) , things begin to look synthetic . |
| 11 | When one finds defenceless prey , others will soon come . |
| 12 | The inroads made into the male strongholds are small , but the progress is remarkable when one sets sixty years now against preceding millennia in which western world women only existed in a family and under male domination . |
| 13 | This view is enforced when one remembers that investment lead times — that is , the period between basic investment in assets and the time when the product shows up as profitable in the company accounts — can be quite long . |
| 14 | When one provides any care , whether it is managing a group of patients , or bathing one patient , the following skills are demonstrated — social skills , management skills , communication skills , and practical skills . |
| 15 | ‘ Such odd things determine why and when one makes that kind of decision . |