Example sentences of "when they [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This occurs when the similarities are subtle or intricate , or when they require prolonged discrimination in order to make them intelligible . |
| 2 | An increasing number of ex-Service personnel and their dependants are now reaching the age when they require some form of supportive housing , and this number will continue to grow over the next decade . |
| 3 | The issue was resolved when they agreed that filming should continue . |
| 4 | This is the reason why toads , when they seize one end of a worm , methodically rake the length of it with their forefeet to remove any bits of sticks or earth that might be stuck to it . |
| 5 | A spokesman said : ‘ The advice from Boeing is that the pins should be checked for wear after 3,000 cycles but we decided we will replace them as a matter of routine when they reach that figure . ’ |
| 6 | Usually , a stallion drives his sons out when they reach sexual maturity ( the fillies wander off , to be snapped up by some lucky bachelor ) ; but some stallions will allow their sons to stay on for years , co-opting their help in defensive action or mare-collecting raids . |
| 7 | And 18 months ago three women won undisclosed damages after being sacked from a Swindon book company when they developed repetetive strain injury or RSI . |
| 8 | Many parents can put their finger on a moment or incident when they experienced this transition , which they often mark as rebellion . |
| 9 | They see labour as something which can be bought and sold and , for them , that is all there is to it ; when they use that idea of labour they are unaware of and unconcerned with what has caused it . |
| 10 | People with a milder form of chemical sensitivity have also been found — they may become dizzy and nauseated if they breathe too many car exhaust fumes , have headaches when there is a strong smell of paint , or develop a sore throat and catarrh when they use particular cleaning fluids . |
| 11 | When they heard that information they knew that Lawrence was indeed on the run from prison , that he 'd escaped . |
| 12 | Ms McCarthy was out for the evening with a friend , Stacey Gallacher , when they heard that acid house partygoers were meeting on Clapham Common . |
| 13 | He skipped out when they sent old Polgar to the chokey , eh ? ’ |
| 14 | Meanwhile , London Division One outfit Tabard will have the crowd on their feet when they host First Division giants Northampton . |
| 15 | But in , let's Heathrow show without any more do n't be surprised when they support extra capacity at Stansted to make Stansted . |
| 16 | From the first day on , when they had met on the wide steps of the strange school , they had loved one another until the last , when they left this school , never to see one another again ; and they never knew that their friendship was love , their love passion . |
| 17 | Bob Abel and his pals , when they show this system , make the mistake of using the word empower when describing the value of this approach to learning . |
| 18 | a lot about that when you went when they went last year . |
| 19 | East African Asian children are sent for assessment even when they speak fluent English … |
| 20 | When they return each group enthusiastically reports their research findings back to the class . |
| 21 | Years later , when they told this story , those who had conceived the plan insisted that they would have carried out the attack in their own names , as rebels , and not under the Shah 's authority . |
| 22 | When they try sweet reason they are ignored . |
| 23 | When they returned some time during the morning , despite her lack of sleep , Sarella had never felt more wide awake . |
| 24 | Guards ' trial : Two Coldstream guardsmen were committed for trial at Teesside Crown Court when they made another appearance before magistrates in Whitby yesterday accused of a series of robberies while AWOL from their base in Germany . |
| 25 | His school , John Glenn High , was in a suburb , Norwalk , to which many city families had fled when they made enough money . |
| 26 | And she said about the she said about this er when they made this malt . |
| 27 | Originally about a foot long , it had been cut into two , when they made excellent cycle handlebar grips for only 3d a pair . |
| 28 | Not only were the boys patient in explaining fishing techniques to their obviously ignorant librarian , but when they questioned each other 's accuracy , they presented an argument and facts to support it in a calm and friendly manner . |
| 29 | In small birds it can hardly be rendered except as a blur of wings ; we can sometimes see their wingspread clearly when they threaten each other or quarrel at bird tables . |
| 30 | When they knew each other better — |