Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] when [pron] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne , North ( Mr. Henderson ) and the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey ( Mr. Hughes ) were dead right when they said that the Bill is a lost opportunity . |
| 2 | Interesting though it may be to learn that there is a narrative-discourse-paragraph-introductory-particle in Huichol or Shipibo , it becomes decidedly less interesting when one discovers that the identification of the significance of these particles depends on a prior identification of the paragraph as a unit in which ‘ the speaker continues talking about the same thing ’ ( Grimes , 1975 : 103 ) . |
| 3 | It is clear , however , that in this case the contracting company felt extremely nervous when it found that representatives of a safety committee had gone straight from the employer to the ultimate operator in the field . |
| 4 | Relationships of this kind , including most of those between normal adults , give a place to emotions such as resentment , gratitude , forgiveness or disappointment which are only appropriate when we believe that someone 's behaviour towards us was conscious and intentional . |
| 5 | They also knew that the arrested men were respectable and law-abiding and they were highly indignant when they heard that an official spokesman had smeared them with the suggestion of criminal activities . |
| 6 | And the balance of early modern attitudes to the old looks a good deal less favourable when we realize that the terms of chronological age used then were quite different from those in use today . |
| 7 | Erm and that 's , of course , why she 's so delighted when she finds that the Rivers are her relations . |
| 8 | Morrissey 's ‘ Englishness ’ is somewhat ironic when you consider that his parents and his entire extended family only arrived here during the '50s . |
| 9 | Moreover , the failure of national forces to intercept the enemy is especially remarkable when one remembers that local ones often had no problem . |
| 10 | It was only later when he saw that the comment seemed to centre around the sexual scene that he realized the riot would hurt the picture . |
| 11 | Perhaps less curious when one remembers that mentally handicapped people have always been ostracised by those who believe they live in a comfortable world of normality . |
| 12 | The circle of radar is especially useful when you consider that most of their lives are spent in open water . |
| 13 | ‘ I am so pleased when you do as I ask . ’ |
| 14 | Well all I can say is that , erm Sir Simon was being extremely modest when he said that the development of this company er , has been due er , entirely to the executive directors . |
| 15 | I think you had a little bit of a soft spot for Poole did n't you , and you 'd have quite liked to have gone there and a little bit perhaps disappointed when you heard that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox ? |
| 16 | This is perhaps less surprising when one considers that these definitions are derived by examining and grouping the actual collocations found for any particular word , and then working backwards to a definition from the separate contextual groupings [ Mackin , 1978 ] . |
| 17 | She records that he was somewhat surprised when she announced that she had ‘ just asked for them ’ ! |
| 18 | It it 's all rather ironic when you think that Argos grew out of Green Shield . |
| 19 | When they first met , Charlie called the shots by improvising in front of the cameras and using his experience from films like Bright Lights , Big City , with Michael J Fox , and 18 Again , with George Burns He said : ‘ Kylie was a little nervous when I improvised and it threw her off . |
| 20 | Similarly , when they exchanged the names of their schools , she found herself immensely relieved when he declared that he was at Winchester , for she had heard of Winchester , she knew something about Winchester , she did not have to feign a non-existent knowledge of Winchester . |
| 21 | Nevertheless he looks mildly concerned when he relates that his son has , to his surprise , decided to live in the city . |
| 22 | It was imperative , as he knew , not to get embroiled in politics , and he had been utterly furious when it appeared that architect Rod Hackney had done it for him . |
| 23 | Normal children are usually quite easily satisfied when they know that adults are being honest with them : – |
| 24 | After going to evening classes to study dress design , Claire hoped for better things , but was soon disillusioned when she found that her employer expected to use her designs without paying her . |
| 25 | It is inevitable that a guitar with this pickup combination will be compared to a Strat , irrespective of body shape , and that may seem a little unfair when you consider that Starfield have avoided things Fenderish in most other respects . |
| 26 | The union achievement in establishing and applying standards for design and safe use of VDUs is more striking when one considers that these policies had already been formulated before the Government Health and Safety Executive had to issue information and advice on the subject . |
| 27 | The situation is even more strange when one considers that IT is , above all , a practical subject which has no manifestation , benefit nor significance unless it is applied . |
| 28 | ‘ One of the boys was still visible when we arrived but he disappeared beneath the surface . ’ |
| 29 | New dishwasher owners are usually horrified when they find that a 3 kg box of detergent costs anything between £2.59 and £5.93 , depending on where you shop and whether you buy a supermarket own brand or one of the well-known names such as Finish or Sun . |
| 30 | This represented a most enlightened step , which is perhaps even more remarkable when one appreciates that no educational institution was involved . |