Example sentences of "[noun sg] when it be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of us laugh at prejudice when it is presented to us in someone else . |
| 2 | The aircraft was saved from the scrapman 's axe when it was moved to Mourillan at Toulon in the south of France , for use as a training airframe . |
| 3 | We believe a cup of coffee leaves a nicer taste in your mouth when it 's given to you by name . |
| 4 | As the critic Ernest Newman wrote : ‘ Music can become dance when it is subjected to repetition , multiplication and abstraction using steps , poses and gestures with pattern and expression to appeal to both the eye and the intellect ’ ( see also page 47 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ There is a lot of denial and it is very difficult to talk about the abuse when it is happening to you , especially if you are a researcher as you do n't have much contact with the person on a regular basis , ’ Ogg says . |
| 6 | The planning officer is an employee of the council who handles the application up to the point when it is put to the planning committee , made up of elected councillors , for a decision . |
| 7 | He said he saw no sign of a white stick until after the accident when it was seen to be folded up . |
| 8 | Nick shook his head when it was offered to him . |
| 9 | Although it has been argued that nectar might contain repellents to ants that otherwise predominate on sugary substrates in the tropics , it is found that ants will take this nectar when it is presented to them , though the floral parts of such flowers may be less palatable . |
| 10 | A self-regulating organisation becomes a recognised organisation when it is declared to be such by the Secretary of State : section 9(1) . |
| 11 | Now to me that means that that , that city organisation must have been very doubtful about the whole future of the Maxwell organisation when it was getting to that stage , and if one looks through the , through the Writs , you know which now , now number about the same number of pages as the as the Good Report , you know you will get an er a feeling of what Maxwell was doing and how that was all all being happened and with leaving all of that with I M R O we just do n't think it 's going to er er we do n't think it would have saved the position . |
| 12 | We were disappointed not to have been invited to offer our views on this consultation paper when it was distributed to consultees in January . |
| 13 | Malcolm Morley 's spectacular copy of Vermeer 's ‘ Portrait of the artist in his studio ’ ( Sotheby 's lot 43 , est. $350–450,000 ) established a new auction record for the artist when it was sold to Los Angeles collector , Eli Broad , for $570,000 ( £316,700 ) at the evening sale of 6 May . |
| 14 | However , this failed to secure unequivocal backing when it was presented to a joint session of the Presidential and Federation Councils on Aug. 30-31 . |
| 15 | PFA chief executive Taylor said : ‘ We are going down a dangerous road when it is left to referees to decide whether players are injured or not . |
| 16 | This so-called ‘ one law for all ’ means one thing when it 's applied to gorgios and something else when Romanies are involved . |
| 17 | Only the top surface of the upper chord of the rear stabiliser spar is readily visible and the crack when it was shown to me looked no bigger than a human hair lying across its width , partially hidden by paint and the dirt of many years ' service . |
| 18 | A spokesman for Darlington police said : ‘ We would certainly be interested in talking to this bird when it is returned to its rightful owner . ’ |
| 19 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA last week picked up a plum UK contract when it was chosen to be the as the prime contractor for a contract worth up to £100m for an administrative computing infrastructure for British Army sites worldwide . |
| 20 | This approach has considerable intuitive appeal when it is applied to the markets for apples or second-hand cars , and even when it is applied to individual labour markets . |