Example sentences of "[art] [noun] is [adv] [verb] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psychologically , as the response is always rewarded when this crucial element is present , the response becomes more and more strongly connected with the relevant cue and extinguished as a response to other cues . |
| 2 | One senses temperature so that the look is only heated when temperatures fall below freezing point . |
| 3 | The contraction is eventually halted when the subatomic particles enter a ‘ degenerate ’ state in which the space available for each particle hits a lower limit set by quantum mechanics . |
| 4 | It 's irritatingly easy to crash at first , as the pushscroll is only activated when you 're more than halfway across the screen , giving you little time to see and avoid hazards . |
| 5 | The child is best motivated when following his own interests . |
| 6 | Failing to set the handbrake is sometimes detected when it is too late i.e. when a vehicle has been parked unattended and has then begun to move and run away downhill , perhaps resulting in an accident . |
| 7 | Because the cells move very slowly the process is best seen when speeded up in a time-lapse film . |
| 8 | Relations between a still predominantly oral culture and this important and growing sector ‘ within' it are then especially complex , and the point is soon reached when there is a qualitative difference between the oral area , which all share but to which most are confined , and the literate area , which is of increasing cultural importance but is at once minor and dominant . |
| 9 | We can turn a blind eye to some of it , but the point is always reached when he goes too far , and intervention is required , usually only in the form of American attacks by aircraft on his offences in the em , areas where he 's not supposed to penetrate . |
| 10 | The difference is particularly marked when each utterance of " long " is lengthened . |
| 11 | If the style of the pot is deliberately changed when it is copied , particularly if the decoration is being changed to keep up with current fashion , the differences between earlier and later pots are even more noticeable . |
| 12 | Mark my words , the day is fast approaching when the phrase ‘ lubricating the client ’ will be consigned to the same vernacular scrap-heap as ‘ one for the road ’ . |
| 13 | As for Formula One racing , the day is fast approaching when the driver 's presence will become mere tokenism in the face of computer control from the pits . |
| 14 | The song is usually sung when the fans are possessed with passion and wandering through the streets of some unsuspecting city on the way to a match . |
| 15 | The situation is equally blurred when it comes to the fund managers . |
| 16 | Although rejected by the conference , it is noteworthy that the system is now used when the carboxyl group is attached to ring and for some acids ( eg citric acid is 3-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid ) . |
| 17 | The atmosphere is hardly lightened when guitarist Alex Lee takes a pissed stagediver to task , but one suspects that this is precisely the kind of turmoil Strangelove get their kicks from . |
| 18 | Marco-Pierre White , chef/proprietor of Harveys I think the time is fast approaching when the lady must be given no choice . |
| 19 | The time is fast approaching when a more accurate division of mankind will be between those who are patients , knowing despair as well as they know the lines grooved into their own hands , and those who are psychiatrists , so helplessly and irrecoverably sick that they believe that , serenity can be achieved by swallowing a few polychromatic biochemicals ! |
| 20 | ‘ Do you know , I 'm coming to the conclusion that the time is fast approaching when I may accept his proposal ? |
| 21 | There are only two adjustments to be made inside : the correct alignment of the handle and pull-rod for smooth operation ; and of the ballvalve , to ensure that the supply is fully closed when the level reaches the water line . |
| 22 | So often the strength and meaning of a partnership is only revealed when one person is gravely ill or dies . |
| 23 | Execution of the partnership agreement as a deed is only required when , and this will rarely be the case with solicitors ' firms , it seeks to transfer land or an interest in land : otherwise an agreement under hand will be sufficient . |
| 24 | The causal theory could be telling us that a belief is only justified when caused ( directly or indirectly ) by the facts . |
| 25 | A date is then arranged when the part-time Commissioners can meet to consider whether the case is " admissible " ( ie whether there is a prima facie case ) . |
| 26 | An Award is only made when there is evidence that an innovation has achieved commercial success . |
| 27 | An epidemic is only declared when the number of cases reaches more than 100 per 100,000 . |
| 28 | An epidemic is only declared when the number of cases reaches more than 100 per 100,000 . |