Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adj] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I just comment on the lady saying a minor crime , I do n't think any crime is minor when it happens to you |
| 2 | Crime , for Durkheim , could be defined in terms of the conscience collective : ‘ an act is criminal when it offends strong and defined states of the collective conscience ’ ( Durkheim , 1960 : 79–90 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ The saloon bar door is rotten and the hallway is soaked when it rains . |
| 4 | You can just about excuse Porsche for not altering the external shape , but forgiveness is impossible when it concerns the interior . |
| 5 | Having said this , I consider that the Commission is right when it argues that to require all owners and operators of British fishing vessels to have their residence in the United Kingdom goes beyond what is permitted under article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 6 | Many governors are uncertain about the level of responsibility being urged upon them and everywhere the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak when it comes to course funding . |
| 7 | The main problem with inkjets is that because the ink is wet when it hits the paper , it tends to spread along the fibres , giving a distorted image . |
| 8 | Information is relevant when it has a significant effect on our assumptions : in other words , when it will allow us to alter our knowledge structures to give us a more accurate representation of the world . |
| 9 | This principle is questionable when it comes to more opaque varieties of literary language , where the writer tends towards the innovative techniques of poetry . |
| 10 | The United Kingdom , the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic argue , however , that the position is different when it comes to the competence of each state under public international law to define as it thinks fit the conditions upon which it grants to a vessel the right to fly its flag . |