Example sentences of "[noun sg] when they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | George Saintsbury , Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at Edinburgh , in his presidential address to the AGM of the Scottish branch in 1907 , emphasized the importance of bringing the influence of the Association to bear on questions of education when they came before the legislature . |
| 32 | Now we know that gale-force winds in the Channel can topple sightscreens , we must put them upwind of the pavilion this winter , and build a new pavilion out of the insurance claim when they crash through the roof . |
| 33 | The following diagram should illustrate through a simplified example : Inhabitants of Caloria Inhabitants of Frigorix Good at fishing Grow crops Reliant on fossil fuels Use solar power for all machinery When they get to the new planet , Terra Nova , they find that the fish are abundant , but the soil wo n't support crops ; although the sun shines , there are no fossil fuels — so if the groups are going to survive they will need to share their technology and skills . |
| 34 | Under the new arrangements there would be an ‘ intermediaries offer ’ to increase the distribution of new shares by giving private clients priority when they applied for the 25 per cent of the issue that is not distributed by the sponsor in a placing . |
| 35 | It 's my party cos I 'm gon na stand at the door and everybody has to give me a big french kiss when they come in the door ! |
| 36 | The Bolivian miners performed the classic vanguard role when they participated in the Bolivian revolution and became a significant partner in the revolutionary party that took control . |
| 37 | He had been fifteen years her senior when they met at the church door but he had been slimmer then , fleet as a greyhound , a veritable Hector on the battlefield and a Paris in the bedchamber . |
| 38 | The forensic officer said it was unclear from examination how the Carnlough device would operate because the materials were in a ‘ disrupted ’ state when they arrived at the laboratory . |
| 39 | To maintain their own self-esteem , long-distance migrants are nevertheless obliged to repeat the myth of urban success when they return to the society they have left . |
| 40 | MIDLANDS were denied the outright title in the Bank of Scotland Schools District Championship when they lost to the South by 13–19 at Netherdale in their final match . |
| 41 | If American think-tankers would find Germany odd , they would be floored by Japan — but would cock an interested eyebrow when they went to the Soviet Union . |
| 42 | Did the planets and spheres give off music when they turned in the universe ? |
| 43 | In addition , employees with company mortgages may keep up to £1300 of the proceeds of the sale of their property when they move at the company 's request . |
| 44 | In silence they spread the linen upon the bed , tucked in the corners neatly , dropped the pillows into their cases , extended the quilt When they returned to the kitchen Franca said , with a slight tone of insistence , ‘ Thank you so much . |
| 45 | She loved the hot stews that Minton produced out of the oven when they returned from the pub . |
| 46 | Small-time south London villains have a habit of getting above themselves and they usually come a cropper when they tangle with the East End families or the heavy mobs dealing in drugs . |
| 47 | The glare when they emerged from the restaurant was disorientating . |
| 48 | The weather was fine and they were enjoying their walk when they came across the neglected remains of a large house which they had often seen in the distance from the pump-house . |
| 49 | ( 2 ) Within this main heading , the links of the pattern diagram when they appear in the text could have an underline in red . |
| 50 | It is for this reason that divers must avoid rapid decompression when they rise to the surface . |
| 51 | Stars with masses above the Chandrasekhar limit , on the other hand , have a big problem when they come to the end of their fuel . |
| 52 | Nigel , 34 , and his girl-friend Brix Smith both created a stir when they arrived for the ceremony . |
| 53 | As the respondents were already in possession when they entered into the solus agreements , he concluded that the agreements were within the doctrine of restraint of trade . |
| 54 | Marxists use the term in this way when they talk about the ideology of the ruling class . |
| 55 | Heclo and Wildavsky adopt an anthropological tone when they speak of the British policy-making system in Whitehall concerned with public expenditure as a ‘ village community with a variety of subtle norms about the type of behaviour which is acceptable and unacceptable , praiseworthy and condemnable . |
| 56 | Later , dozens of people were waiting to greet the couple when they arrived at the new £4m British Embassy building . |
| 57 | Annie was hoping he would go in the opposite direction when they got to the end of the path leading from the rose gardens but to her dismay he moved into step beside her . |
| 58 | That is why the goods for which we are responsible are being labelled in Russian when they go to the former Soviet Union . |
| 59 | Within the next 18 months to two years , this will change as the first wave of line cards are installed that support ISDN directly , with the result that residential customers should get a more enthusiastic response when they enquire about the technology . |
| 60 | A police spokesman said : ‘ The woman and a colleague , recently joined and under instruction , were answering a call to a burglary when they came across the incident involving a taxi driver and his fare . |