Example sentences of "when a [noun] is [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a need will arise when a paradigm is threatened by a rival . |
| 2 | When a shell is fired against armour plate , if the shell does not penetrate , then what is known as a ‘ scab ’ , a jagged piece of armour , sometimes becomes detached from the inside or back surface . |
| 3 | When a ball is cut on top , this lift becomes abnormal or exaggerated . |
| 4 | For example , when a ball is placed at the top of a hill , it will roll downwards . |
| 5 | After all , when a quail is chased by a man , it must take more steps to run at the same speed . |
| 6 | It is satisfying when a Minister is attacked from opposite directions — by both one 's own right hon. and hon. Friends and Opposition Members . |
| 7 | My concern is that when a child is tested for standard sexually transmitted disease , an HIV test is done as a matter of course without informed consent . |
| 8 | A high value tends to be placed on certainty and permanence , so that when a child is removed from his natural parents and rapid rehabilitation seems unlikely , he should not be confused by multiple parent figures or uncertain plans for his future . |
| 9 | When a child is excluded from the ‘ common entitlement ’ of the National Curriculum , failure to reach a certain level of attainment will often be both the immediate cause and the justification for exclusion . |
| 10 | Her own childhood was evidence enough of the emotional harm which can be wrought when a child is passed from one parental figure to another . |
| 11 | When a roll is continued for several bars the note must be tied over to avoid a fresh attack on the succeeding first beats : |
| 12 | The procedure is similar where the plaintiff does not accept the part only admission , when a date is fixed for pre-trial review ( Ord 9 , r 3(6) ) . |
| 13 | When a puppy is settled in the home with you it will soon indicate its willingness to play even though you may not approve of the choice of toy . |
| 14 | Finally at the highest level , the limits of reason are exposed when a critique is mounted of a form of thought as such . |
| 15 | when for any other reason whatever a Consignment can not be delivered or when a Consignment is held by the Carrier ‘ to await order ’ or ‘ to be kept till called for ’ or upon any like instructions and such instructions are not given or the Consignment is not called for and removed , within a reasonable time , then transit shall be deemed to end . |
| 16 | When a candidate is preparing to be interviewed ‘ on air ’ , there is usually a period of five to 10 minutes before the interview proper when a live satellite link will be sent back to network headquarters . |
| 17 | When a kick is employed by an attacker , the force behind it is very powerful and a head-on clash may well break the defender 's arm . |
| 18 | Someone must plough the fields or milk the cows , but much of this endeavour takes place hidden from public view and when a tractor is glimpsed across a field it is often assumed that it is a farmer who is in the cab . |
| 19 | When a question is answered in a way that is both unexpected and plausible , we have the effect known since as peripeteia or reversal . |
| 20 | People seem to have sufficient respect for the law to disapprove more strongly of an action when a law is passed against it , but they do not have sufficient respect for the penal system to be influenced by the severity of punishment inflicted ( Walker and Marsh , 1994 ) . |
| 21 | When a knife is inserted into the flesh , the juices should run clear . |
| 22 | When a lymphocyte is presented with an antigen that fits its receptor as a key fits a lock , the lymphocyte is literally ‘ turned on ’ , with its metabolism rapidly increasing . |
| 23 | The evidence is growing that when a man is exposed to the same hazards before siring children , this too can damage the child . |
| 24 | The extent to which , in informal care , it is acceptable for men to care for women in relation to more intimate tasks is variable and seems that gender taboos are less likely to apply when a man is caring for his wife , than , say , a son for his mother . |
| 25 | In addition , when a sample is analysed by different techniques the results sometimes show substantial variations , while no technique is more precise than about 5 or 10 per cent of the measurement indicated . |
| 26 | For example , when a work is constructed in order to lay bare all its devices form itself becomes the content . |
| 27 | Accuracy is of course particularly important when a builder is engaged in small works and uses the cost records to prepare the final account and sales invoice for the client . |
| 28 | However , I can say that when a disturbance is reported on the Red Hall estate it is thoroughly investigated . ’ |
| 29 | When a problem is based on a rule — e.g. the rule in Derry v. Peek or Rylands v. Fletcher — it is usually advisable to state the whole rule in a sentence or two , even though some parts of the rule are not material to the problem . |
| 30 | When a problem is assigned to a Problem Solver , a message will be left in his ‘ reader file ’ . |