Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [adj] when [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attached to a belt , the holsters are convenient when working in difficult surroundings as they leave both hands free for the job . |
| 2 | Their gizzards are gentle when compared with those of fruit pigeons , which generally destroy the seeds . |
| 3 | These mountains are attractive when seen from a distance , their summits neatly carved and the connecting ridges gracefully curved , but they lose their allure on close acquaintance . |
| 4 | The fiction is often tied to the life in a somewhat deterministic manner , but Bair 's readings are persuasive when read in context . |
| 5 | The monkeys were cautious when confronted with conspicuous markings . |
| 6 | The difference between the two treatments was significant when adjusted for pretreatment values ( p<0.001 systolic , and p=0.048 diastolic ) . |
| 7 | Simplified , formula-like techniques are inconsequential when compared with personal growth as a means of overcoming difficulties . |
| 8 | For example , the caterpillar of the cinnabar moth ( Callimorpha jacobea ) resembles the flower head of its food plant ( ragwort ) from a distance but its black and yellow stripes are aposematic when seen from nearby . |
| 9 | It could be argued that the whole idea of " normal " hours is inappropriate when applied to out-workers , for it was not so much in the length of the factory day but in its regularity that there was a real contrast with the weaver 's cottage . |