Example sentences of "in [adj] when [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows from an article published early in 1980 when British portfolio investment by 1870 was down valued by up to 100 per cent D C M Platt ‘ British Portfolio Investment Overseas before 1870 : Some Doubts ’ , Economic History Review , 2nd series XXXIII : 1 ( February 1980 ) , 1-163/8 . |
| 2 | In view of the international and domestic controversy generated in 1985 when Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone visited the shrine , together with the complications arising from Japan 's strict constitutional separation of church and state — those commemorated by the shrine being revered as Shinto deities — and the recent accusations of incipient militarism made by many neighbouring countries following the enactment of the PKO bill , however , Miyazawa stressed that his visit would be " in a private capacity " and would not take place on Aug. 15 , the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War . |
| 3 | This event of historic importance had occurred in 1957 when full membership of the World Federation of the Deaf was accorded to the BDDA . |
| 4 | This will be of crucial importance in 1992 when Common Market deregulation leads to open competition in Europe and a more mobile labour market . |
| 5 | It began in 1987 when civil disorder erupted in Panama after the general 's second-in-command publicly accused him of drug-trafficking , electoral fraud and the murder of an opposition politician . |
| 6 | But this policy was drastically reversed in 1970 when monetary policy became extremely permissive . |
| 7 | This was understandable in the fear of being sent for service abroad , and there were riots in 1778 when enforced recruitment was tried . |
| 8 | For them the critical starting date in human history was the one in 1896 when British law was changed to allow motor-cars to be driven without a man preceding them on foot carrying a red flag . |
| 9 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |
| 10 | This all reached a peak in 1988 when piss-filled cider bottles rained down the hapless likes of Meatloaf ( who ran away ) and Bonnie Tyler ( who did n't ! ) . |
| 11 | The boy 's story was discounted and Oldfield was able to continue in charge of the home until his suspension in 1990 when new evidence came to light . |