Example sentences of "the [noun] when it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 There is more of a case for liberating animals from the wild when it seems that they will not meet the pitiless test of nature .
2 And I 'm scared of the light when it comes because I see things that are , like my face getting old .
3 Oh , no ; whatever it was wanted to introduce itself at some stage , because one night she was lying staring at the dark when it seemed as though her head simply filled out into a large horizon .
4 ‘ No , this he threw back into the bushes when it snapped and turned in his hand .
5 An opportunity to discuss the difficulty over the telephone when it arises and to look for a means of reducing the effects of the crisis is the starting point .
6 The frisson that he caused was still sweeping through the gallery when it paused and then redoubled .
7 She was prepared for the move when it came and followed Claudia Hamilton and the other ladies upstairs .
8 The loss of equilibrium is seen as being both a root cause of the crisis when it occurs and its manifestation .
9 It held , for example , that Italy was in breach of its obligations under the Treaty when it required that researchers employed by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche had to be Italians because they were civil service posts .
10 The Government 's business managers had to come to the rescue when it looked as though the Bill might be lost at Committee Stage .
11 Karen poured the coffee when it arrived and let Whitlock help himself to milk and sugar .
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