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

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1 ‘ We walked out to show them that good manners matter and when a function says 8pm it does not mean 9pm .
2 The we means ‘ someone in my group ’ , and when a Zuwayi used we in this sense , the reference group was small and was likely to include his own ancestors and relatives , men he could name in a line of descent which included both speaker and audience , which explained the existence and identity of each person , and provided them with a character and loyalties .
3 And when a race did n't work out for me and I went home despondent , he would be there , not critical , just there .
4 She began to unpack , trying to puzzle things out , and when a knock came on the door she opened it without thinking , her mind still elsewhere .
5 And when a man like Niki said that as he climbed out of his car , no one present doubted his courage .
6 And when a man is in an ill humour he is fit company only for himself , neh ? ’
7 That vivid auburn hair was unmistakable , and when a laugh rang out her guess was confirmed .
8 But as the painting was not yet dry he kept it in his room , and when a buyer came unexpectedly to see Modigliani and offered him ten francs for her portrait he took the money .
9 Scientists can not be observing and experimenting all the time , and when a scientist is thinking about communication he is no less subject to the superficial attractions of the ‘ transporting ideas ’ model than the rest of us .
10 And when a hawk meets a hawk ?
11 He only has one loyal follower and that is Meander , and when a king has such little support , it is obvious that you are in the realms of revolution .
12 I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature .
13 as though there had never been another world , and when a boy she knew , who lived in Doncaster , asked if he could come over and take her out , she refused him , although she liked him , because she knew that she could not bear to allow herself to emerge .
14 And when a tune like that comes along , it 's as if they 've always known that song , and so then you tap in the song and that 's why you 're doing the record .
15 The king and his judges were already acting on the assumption that all ecclesiastical endowments within the realm were originally held by and from the crown , to which they should therefore revert if and when a church failed of its purpose .
16 His wife who I am told still resides up at Fiesole has been heard to call her husband ‘ the old Brute ’ and when a wife speaks thus I am more of a mind to listen than not .
17 And when a decision comes down , it comes down unexplained to an officer who must continue his relationship with the polluter .
18 The view expressed by Dr. I. in April 1992 that this should not happen was supported by independent medical opinion , but I have no doubt that all the doctors concerned would agree that situations can change and that , if and when a decision whether or not to use mechanical ventilation has to be taken , it must be taken in the light of the situation as it then exists .
19 The options for each decision need to be evaluated and when a decision is made the project plan for each aspect of the project should be updated .
20 Hidden Pot is succeeded by Gale Garth Pot , and when a wall comes in on the left , a detour along its south side is recommended to the point where it turns northwards .
21 Someone must plough the fields or milk the cows , but much of this endeavour takes place hidden from public view and when a tractor is glimpsed across a field it is often assumed that it is a farmer who is in the cab .
22 If S1 is left unpressed then D = 0 and when a clock pulse is given , this will be transferred to Q ( X2 off , X1 on ) .
23 So everyone goes out , buys a gun and when a policeman says why have you got that gun ?
24 Doberman-cross Major allegedly attacked one of Coun Sydney Emery 's neighbours and when a policewoman went to investigate , two-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback Maggie sunk her teeth into her arm , magistrates at Totton , Hants , were told .
25 In severe deafness so much effort goes into making sense of what is only heard imperfectly that there is more difficulty in remembering facts , so if in any doubt it is helpful to write a note of key points , one 's name , agency , and when a return visit will be paid .
26 I wanted desperately to be with him , to comfort him , but somehow I made myself keep walking , and when a coach passed , I arranged to travel on it as far as my money would pay for .
27 It will also show this combination when a person reads a single sentence and when a person reads a long passage of prose .
28 And when a field party from Cairo camps in the desert , 40 to 50 tents are pitched and water is supplied from a road tanker .
29 And when a problem can not be brushed aside , then a scapegoat must be found .
30 All they needed was the proof , and when a photographer hired by a down-market Sunday newspaper caught the Princess of Wales emerging from her friend Kate Menzies 's mews house during the early hours of the morning with David Waterhouse , and fooling around in the quiet road , they thought they had it .
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