Example sentences of "to [noun sg] when a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These came to light when a couple brought the album in for valuation without knowing the artist 's identity . |
| 2 | The case , coinciding with the treatment of the subject of serial killings in a number of recent films , came to light when a man told Milwaukee police on July 22 that he had been threatened by Dahmer but then escaped from his apartment , where police later found numerous dismembered bodies . |
| 3 | In some cases subsidence damage will have come to light when a property is being sold and we may find ourselves under pressure to resolve the claim quickly to allow the sale to proceed . |
| 4 | A relational flagger may be added to flag when a developer is leaving the relational subset , but Beech believes there is no inconsistency between the two basic models . |
| 5 | Established companies , concentrating on defending what they already have , tend not to counter-attack when a newcomer challenges them . |
| 6 | Assistant Chief Constable David Mellor , aged 52 , who is shortly to take up a post as deputy chief constable of South Wales , had just gone to bed when a device planted below the window of a living room exploded at 1.20am . |
| 7 | After 8 April the aluminium returned to tapwater when a mains burst : sludge was found at the bottom of a glass of water but when it was sent to the authority for analysis it was discarded as ‘ too sludgy ’ . |
| 8 | He carried on for two days but finally , in excruciating pain , had to go to hospital when a splint was put on his damaged limb . |
| 9 | There 's incidental impotence which occurs from time to time when a man fails to get an erection after having had too much to drink , for example ; or through tiredness , worry or anxiety . |