Example sentences of "when [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When pressed for a favourable reply the pontiff put forward a set of propositions which would have to be accepted by Napoleon before the ceremony could take place . |
| 2 | When calculated for an individual subject this measure corresponds to the point on a confidence rating scale where the subject is indifferent between targets and distractors . |
| 3 | Michael Joyce was an entrepreneur rather than a builder by trade , though his son elevated this to ‘ architect ’ when applying for a German military passport in 1941 . |
| 4 | He used the same technique as when looking for a lost golf ball and took a line on a large house on the Ramsgate front . |
| 5 | To sum up , when looking for a choral text , choose words which are simple , direct , and poetic . |
| 6 | ( And finding examiners is not always easy either … when looking for a Polish one , I was recommended the very student who needed one ! ) |
| 7 | If you are single and ambitious , then your career pattern and development will be important to you , and any prospects for promotion in the longer term are a significant factor when looking for the right opening . |
| 8 | And do n't forget that the hilltop you cast your eye over when looking for an old route would have caught the eye of a medieval traveller as a good place to rest — and to lose coins . |
| 9 | Also , because of his terrible sense of direction , he would get lost when hunting for the wrong things and Endill had to spend much of his time searching for him , almost getting lost himself . |
| 10 | In the seventeenth century , people stopped writing in Latin even when writing for the learned , and various attempts were made at making up universal languages . |
| 11 | b , Mature males have a higher mortality when searching for a female than on a female 's web . |
| 12 | However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated . |
| 13 | When searching for a particular string , it is immediately apparent at any node , whether the required route from that node exists or not by checking the relevant bit of the 26 flags . |
| 14 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 15 | Long leases , on the other hand , rarely have any such clog on the right to assign , mortgage , etc , and in general ought not to ; in the event of a draft lease ( when acting for the original lessee ) you should always delete the offending provision should it occur , and always have it in mind when perusing the draft . |
| 16 | If you want to use aromatherapy oils when caring for an elderly relative , be prepared to pay for the best . |
| 17 | By means of technical methods known as single , double , and triple tonguing extremely rapid but clear staccato production is obtainable , which is most sure and effective when used for the rapid reiteration of a single note , e.g. : |
| 18 | As a forensic argument , of course , it has been successful ; but I sometimes fed a residual bitterness that one of these defence counsel , when speaking for a true work of literature , did not build his act on simple defiance . |
| 19 | This will be particularly important when recruiting for the new and necessary organisational structures which will be required to address the changed requirements now established by the Education Reform Act 1988 . |
| 20 | He had the Jaguar prize firmly in his sights when opting for a steady clear round in Tuesday night 's Rover Classic , instead of attempting a time which might have made it more difficult for Nick Skelton to win on Burmah Serenade . |
| 21 | Some motorists deliberately set fire to their cars , others do under-the-counter deals for new tyres or batteries when claiming for a new windscreen . |
| 22 | There is little evidence from controlled trials in this age group from which to assess either the value of treatment with antihypertensive drugs or their cumulative risk when taken for a remaining lifetime of 60 years or more . |
| 23 | Petite Rosanna lost a shoe when fancied for a big handicap at Newbury last time . |
| 24 | Carmel Keens , the home economist for Tate & Lyle Sugars , recommends cane sugar when decorating for a perfect finish , as it is finer and easier to beat . |