Example sentences of "[noun sg] when it [was/were] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His early need of solitude may also suggest this ; more so the story of daring to curse God in his novel , and his refusal to kiss his prayer-book when it was accidentally dropped . |
| 2 | Even a weekly visit by a local authority home help when it was finally arranged was not enough . |
| 3 | Agrarian reform when it was finally announced in March 1980 was not just a question of too little too late . |
| 4 | Also there were the people who 'd been coming in to the shop when it was still Let It Rock . |
| 5 | Instead of providing a service when it was most needed , the bus companies and British Rail were persuaded to provide services only when the road network made it less attractive for people to use public transport if private transport was available . |
| 6 | Much surprise was caused in the Swedish trade when it was later announced that she was to head a new educational publishing venture being set up by Sweden 's biggest publishing concern , Bonniers . |
| 7 | Gradually the business declined , but the mid-1980s saw a dramatic change of use when it was substantially renovated and converted into a restaurant , care being taken to retain the two undershot water wheels and much of the machinery , some of which reputedly dates from the late 18th century . |
| 8 | After his father 's death in 1885 the cable companies persuaded him to set up his own manufacturing business , Muirhead & Company , which was so successful that in 1894 he was able to take over his father 's old firm when it was finally wound up . |
| 9 | It was steamed at the weekend and made an impressive sight when it was double headed with the line 's own former NCB No 20 . |
| 10 | As a further encouragement to the employer , Otis placed an order in 1980 for 1,000 units of the proposed improved model when it was eventually developed . |
| 11 | I remember Marie 's face when it was all bashed up . |