Example sentences of "be [adj] when [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because medical practitioners are either salaried or paid on a capitation basis they have no financial incentive to " overtreat " , and the competitive bidding-up of salaries has not been possible when pay and salary structures are nationally negotiated ( though this may change in future ) . |
| 2 | But there are snags : the buds and leaves of hazel and thorn are tasty when grass is scarce , particularly to inquisitive cattle . |
| 3 | All fees are payable when invoice is issued . |
| 4 | The example of the recent ending of the Lebanese civil war showed , he said , that " miracles are easy when destiny is at stake " . |
| 5 | They want other people to come close , but are petrified when closeness is offered . |
| 6 | While this system may have been satisfactory when inflation was negligible , it has been seen as more of a disadvantage in recent years . |
| 7 | It is , therefore , more suitable for cheaper , straightforward commercials , while film may be preferable when quality , style and mood are important . |
| 8 | He also perceived that monotony could be relieved by transposition of material , a foreshadowing of the key-schemes that would be possible when modality had given way to tonality . |
| 9 | Parental control , relating to restrictions and rules for behaviour , was judged to be low when supervision was so negligent that the child was left more or less to do as she pleased . |
| 10 | Recall that the IS curve will be steep when investment is very interest-inelastic . |
| 11 | This may be useful when test compounds are being developed and their production in large amounts is difficult and expensive . |
| 12 | A test before remedial surgery can , in addition , be useful when reassessment , after further operation , is required . |
| 13 | Renal failure was considered to be present when plasma creatinine increased above 132 µmol/l . |
| 14 | The manager of the recruiting bureau may or may not be present at the interview , but may be present when discussion takes place afterwards , or may have submitted a written report on the recruit 's attitudes and progress so far in the bureau . |
| 15 | However , what many fail to realize is that they are already falling ; just because they 've passed the nineteenth floor without mishap does n't mean all will be well when ground zero is reached . |
| 16 | Menstrual cycles can vary between 22 and 35 days , 28 days being taken as an average , which is why it can be difficult for an individual to be sure when ovulation has occurred . |
| 17 | A knowledge of the rhythms in urine formation can be important when treatment with drugs is concerned since they are removed from the body in the urine . |
| 18 | Indeed , if this metaprogram view has any substance to it then it follows that the true potential of hypertext will only be apparent when computer scientists have discovered much more about the fundamental nature of programs and programming . |
| 19 | It will be writing a native implementation of SoftPC for the PowerPC Mac , which is due to be available when Apple first ships the machines in January or February . |
| 20 | It will be writing a native port of SoftPC for the Mac PowerPC and is due to be available when Apple first ships the machines in January or February . |
| 21 | And it is also the only source of power we know that will still be available when coal and gas supplies run out . ’ |
| 22 | Chris Nixon said that co-operation could exist , but it would be difficult when co-operation through the normal virement funds ceased . |
| 23 | Andrew Lloyd Webber was reputed to be furious when Radio I declined to playlist Michael Ball 's hit , ‘ Love Changes Everything ’ . |
| 24 | Having laid the groundwork of his interest , the politician had to be ready when election time rolled around again , and at that point an incumbent who could re-apply to constituents whom he had frequent occasion to meet , and ask them for a continuation of their friendship , without suggesting for a moment that any of them had a duty to support him in recognition of an implied bargain for past favours , was in a far stronger position than a man whose only contacts with his constituents took the form of patronage letters . |
| 25 | No I 'll do it , I 'll erm clean your face in a minute then we 'll all be ready when daddy 's ready , how you going , wow a bit of a problem ? |
| 26 | The purpose test in s13A(2) ( a ) must continue to be satisfied when interest is paid by the managers on their shares , but the " control by management " test need not be . |
| 27 | A system of incentive fees may be advantageous when measurement includes other elements , such as quality . |
| 28 | If they lose , devaluation is a possibility and international companies will be attractive when share prices stabilise . |
| 29 | ‘ It will be handsome when uniforme , ’ said Palladio about his houses , ‘ because a building should be like an entier and perfect body where each member agrees with the other. , |
| 30 | But their celebrations were short-lived when stand-in keeper Ian Ironside made a dreadful mistake handing Luis Perez an open goal for the equaliser . |