Example sentences of "of [noun] when it is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even academics , who are supposed to embody the quintessence of detached assessment , somehow respond with a lack of enthusiasm when it is suggested that their own methods of teaching , research , or organization might benefit from review . |
| 2 | A balloon lease is a popular method of purchase when it is intended to sell the aircraft after , say , three years . |
| 3 | Hirtle 1975 : 37 for examples with realize , agree and understand ) , its meaning places it in the unique position of becoming the equivalent of a verb of perception when it is used in the operative sense . |
| 4 | Having constructed a working model , as it were , he left his conscious mind to one side and relied upon his ear — what he described as the interdependence of rhythm and diction , or the recognition of meaning when it is embodied in cadence . |
| 5 | Completeness , however , is not the only characteristic of assignment when it is combined with qualification . |
| 6 | There is a challenge in doing something that is difficult and a sense of achievement when it is finished , especially when the audience applauds . |
| 7 | None the less , the striking point here is that they have this central feature in common : not just that they both see the life of reason as important , but also that there is a distinctiveness about the quality , character and significance of reason when it is taken up seriously , which marks it out from conventional human experience . |