Example sentences of "[adj] when the [noun] [be] [be] " in BNC.

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1 The defect was not noticeable when the recorders were being used for voice or music , but it was enough to mess up software .
2 There are few better exponents of the art of looking as though life is a complete grind than Graham Gooch , who invariably begins his day with a long-distance run , and Stewart is altogether more comfortable when the ship is being run more like a galley than the Skylark .
3 The idea was mooted to make the Bundesrat more powerful when the constitution was being drawn up : it might have resembled its much more powerful namesake under Bismarck 's truly federal constitution .
4 Catchwords are particularly vulnerable when the pages are being trimmed and may have been removed by clumsy cropping .
5 All the professional photography we see on television is shot from camera tripods except for some newsreel material — and even hand-held news shots are almost as steady when the camcorder is being operated by an experienced cameraman .
6 Great attention has been paid to the layout of the cockpit so that it is as efficient as possible when racing yet convenient when the yacht is being cruised with only the family on board .
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