Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] of [noun] when the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it is a sad state of affairs when the profits from drinks and ice cream come before Shakespeare . |
| 2 | The affair provoked a deep division of views when the case reached the Law Lords in July 1987 . |
| 3 | Pleased , that is , until I discovered that I had forgotten to bring the tea bags — the subsequent ‘ Well , why did n't you bring them then 's , ‘ Why is it always my fault 's reminded me of the Quentin Crisp line that marriage was impossible for him because he could not have tolerated an endless succession of mornings when the first words he heard were , ‘ And another thing ’ — and that there were no birds . |
| 4 | It was painful , beautiful and obscure , a not uncommon state of affairs when the creator also directs , gives a running commentary on the action and writes himself into the story at the end . |
| 5 | Is it not a tidy state of affairs when the best that the 370-odd Tory Members can deliver in this place every Tuesday and Thursday and at other Question Times is a tirade of abuse about what Labour would do ? |
| 6 | A combative mood at the congress had been set at the very opening of proceedings when the first speaker in the debate on the agenda , Vladimir Bludov from Magadan in the Far East , had called for the entire politburo to resign . |
| 7 | This again is designed to avoid ( or at least reduce ) the double taxation of shareholders when the capital gain is distributed to shareholders as dividends . |
| 8 | This was another futile pretension of formality , since anyone wanting to buy from Nana 's small , dusty stock of essentials when the window was shuttered simply wandered into the yard and called for attention . |
| 9 | I first saw Salamanca at a certain moment of dusk when the setting sun still casts a deep red glow over the city 's rosy stone . |
| 10 | I have seen this problem many times in the past couple of years when the summers have been very hot . |