Example sentences of "is [adj] when a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Back channel behaviour , which can also include nods and sentence completions is used when a participant wants to indicate to the person speaking that he should continue .
2 Although it is possible when a program is used for individual tuition for it to collect data on pupil performance , this is only one mode of diagnostics .
3 The effect is similar when a District Health Authority pays a private hospital to perform operations on NHS patients .
4 The main advantage is that no ACT is payable when a company issues additional shares to a shareholder in lieu of a cash dividend .
5 This is payable when a copy of a writer 's or composer 's song is made mechanically ( or these days electronically ) .
6 It is noticeable when a resident withdraws from meals and sociability ; the attention lavished on a dying resident is noted on the subtle residents ' grapevine .
7 This effect is noticeable when a stream of sunlight passes into a darkened and dusty room .
8 Most mothers imagine their children 's wedding , but it is sad when a parent puts pressure on her son or daughter to marry .
9 It 's sad , you know ’ — she turned about and looked at Peggy ‘ It is sad when a mother outshines a daughter , and aims to do it to the extent of trying to fascinate her son-in-law .
10 Referring issues to a named firm or company can run into similar problems but , again , it is appropriate when a dispute has already arisen : see 8.2.4 .
11 The extra plasmids may appear simply because of the normal instability of the genetic material of the blood cell : cutting out large chunks of DNA is routine when a blood cell makes antibody genes .
12 This structure is useful when a project does not begin to generate revenue until completed .
13 It is satisfying when a Minister is attacked from opposite directions — by both one 's own right hon. and hon. Friends and Opposition Members .
14 Secondly , the variation in the reference measurement is greater when a plant is present , but still considerably less than the variation in the plant measurement .
15 The same is true when a woman is finally able consciously to see her animus , her inner Eros .
16 A criterion is satisfied when a skill involved is used satisfactorily in accordance with a teacher 's judgement .
17 The cake is ready when a skewer inserted into the deepest part comes out cleanly .
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