Example sentences of "when it be [vb pp] that [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to me quite arbitrary to disallow man-made machines this ability , when it is accepted that men are machines , and that such an unknown machine as a Martian may also perceive meanings . |
| 2 | It concluded ‘ that there would be little trouble in finding someone to take up the unassigned bonds when it is known that bonds in Sunningdale and other golf links have increased nearly 50% since their issue ’ . |
| 3 | This takes on an added significance when it is remembered that geriatrics and the terminally ill are regarded as the failures of the health service and are often consigned to the young and inexperienced who , as one doctor recently put it , ‘ do strive very officiously to keep people alive because they are interested scientifically and they want to use every method they can as part of their training ’ . |
| 4 | This is particularly so when it is remembered that certificates are only granted in those cases where there are reasonable grounds for taking action . |
| 5 | Collecting bias seems to be greater for molars than for incisors , not surprising when it is considered that incisors are easier to locate in the pellets than are molars , and so an excess of incisors may be combined with a deficit of molars where there is collecting bias . |
| 6 | Dines only admitted the charge when it was proven that guns found in his car had fired the shots . |
| 7 | A frisson of concern ran through the staff when it was discovered that items have only been routinely fumigated against pathogens since the 1950s . |
| 8 | Then when it was realized that things had taken a turn for the worse and somebody was going to get killed the vicar stepped in and bought them all ice-creams . |
| 9 | On another Parliamentary occasion , when it was alleged that cases of motor banditry were being grossly exaggerated in the press , reference was made to ‘ such trivial acts as the pulling down of shutters of an empty kiosk and stealing cigarettes and sweets ’ which were contrasted with what was called ‘ real crime ’ . |
| 10 | The idea that p53 may be an essential component of the apoptotic pathway suffered a set-back when it was found that mice without any p53 gene were viable . |