Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] when it is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Playing the game is not in itself drama , though a great deal of dramatic tension arises when it is well played . |
| 2 | But when we understand the adjective to be a predicate qualifier , so that the sentence is the counterpart to how did Reg run the engine ? , then it describes a different ( and , in engineering terms , presumably worse ) situation , in which he forces the engine to operate when it is already dry . |
| 3 | So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ? |
| 4 | At the same time he is blamed for allowing the incident to arise when it is usually inconceivable that he could have prevented it . |
| 5 | Rule 5 tells us that property passes when it is unconditionally appropriated by one party with the other 's assent . |