Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather have when it comes to safety |
| 2 | In the end each successive British government was obliged to trust the Americans , and to hope that circumstances would not arise when it disagreed with American policy . |
| 3 | But Robert Oppenheimer showed in 1939 that an old star of more than twice the mass of the sun would inevitably collapse when it had exhausted all its nuclear fuel . |
| 4 | Hopeful for what he will not miss when it fails |
| 5 | Mr Coats awaits figures for his plan from the Treasury , which will collectively blanch when it sees them . |
| 6 | This is how the new Thorp two seat trainer will really look when it goes on sale in the UK in a few weeks ' time . |
| 7 | The word processor approach of a single column of text simply wo n't work when it comes to desktop publishing and proper typefaces . |
| 8 | If you liken the body to a computer for a moment , the computer can only function when it has the correct date and commands fed to it ; otherwise it refuses to work or breaks down altogether . |