Example sentences of "when they [verb] [adj] [noun] " 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 | If young people get used to the idea of the pub being a centre of the community , a place for sensible conversation and for sensible drinking , they are less likely to abuse the pub and its facilities when they become young adults . |
| 6 | Only when they become international players do they become the responsibility of international coaches . |
| 7 | There are , of course , other forces at work in the global system , and in some respects global capitalism has had to come to terms with these , particularly when they become opposing forces . |
| 8 | Cardiff were never allowed to demonstrate clearly that they were the fitter and more composed League team , despite an early assault when they forced five corners . |
| 9 | However , bearing these caveats in mind , it is still reasonable to expect children to have made demonstrable progress along the developmental path when they reach key stages in the education system . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He told the jury that the first raid occurred on April 3 at Sattherthwaite 's confectioners in Crosby when they threatened two women employees with a screwdriver and demanded cash . |
| 13 | Mr Globe said the first raid was at Satterthwaite 's confectioners in Crosby when they threatened two women with a screwdriver and stole £513 . |
| 14 | They can be especially powerful when used in conjunction with genetic manipulation , and the two techniques are at their most convincing when they yield similar results . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Presidents of Costa Rica , Honduras and Panama undertook a joint European tour on May 19-22 , when they attended top-level meetings with the UK , French and Italian governments and with representatives of the European Communities ( EC ) in Brussels . |
| 17 | Many parents can put their finger on a moment or incident when they experienced this transition , which they often mark as rebellion . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | At one time we said it was you know rewarded on the edge of technology when they like most things you know . |
| 21 | He said got very nasty when they scored two goals within two minutes around |
| 22 | Those who could not console themselves with the thought of world-wide respect for their domestically heartily despised ruler were at least supposed to despair when they heard Western statesmen pour flattery over Ceauşescu . |
| 23 | When they heard that information they knew that Lawrence was indeed on the run from prison , that he 'd escaped . |
| 24 | Ms McCarthy was out for the evening with a friend , Stacey Gallacher , when they heard that acid house partygoers were meeting on Clapham Common . |
| 25 | The universality of social representations is expressed by Aebischer and Thommen ( 1983 ) , when they characterize social representations as ‘ all the knowledge and understanding that a society , or subgroup of the society , has about a given object ’ ( p. 5 ) . |
| 26 | When they sent more men across , to liaise with him , it did n't work . |
| 27 | He said the English were fine ones to bang on about cruelty when they sent little boys off to boarding school when they were eight . |
| 28 | He skipped out when they sent old Polgar to the chokey , eh ? ’ |
| 29 | Meanwhile , London Division One outfit Tabard will have the crowd on their feet when they host First Division giants Northampton . |
| 30 | But in , let's Heathrow show without any more do n't be surprised when they support extra capacity at Stansted to make Stansted . |