Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] when it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Senate may vote this week on a bill to give the proposed department that authority , but the issue is expected to remain controversial when it moves to the House of Representatives . |
| 2 | Hsiang p'ien tastes awful when it 's cold . ’ |
| 3 | This theory became popular when it was observed that , in many cases , flying objects , noises and mischief all appeared to centre around an ‘ owner ’ . |
| 4 | It looks great when it 's down or in a simple self-knotted style . |
| 5 | Well , I mean , it 's a sticky wicket for them anyway politically and I suspect as with a lot of legislation quite recently they simply have n't spent the time in committee and in consultation to iron out the details and they 've come unstuck when it 's come into the public domain and it 's been easy for people to throw up the paradoxes that are coming up from the legislation , the moral paradoxes . |
| 6 | However , we soon stopped smiling when it started to rain and the wind got up ; the sealant , which had n't yet hardened , started to dilute , and one by one the secondary glazing panels were blown in. the wind started to blow bubbles in the gooey sealant , which then floated around the room , only to burst and leave a sticky mess on the carpets and furniture . |
| 7 | We have already seen how authority within companies is deemed legitimate when it is based on educational achievement and length of service ; attitudes towards public sector bureaucrats who occupy high office are likewise framed by the priority given to individual merit displayed by educational status . |
| 8 | The same holds true when it comes to a consideration of the reasons for the individual grants made by the Romans . |
| 9 | I think it looks alright when it 's cut back . |
| 10 | but it looks horrible when it 's right up . |
| 11 | This is a likely problem after holidays or long weekends ; you do not feel tired at the new bedtime but do feel tired when it is time to get up . |
| 12 | Generally , when the blood-sugar level is high we do n't feel hungry when it is low , we do . |
| 13 | More critically , sexual activity , which is in itself a normal part of normal life , can suddenly become abnormal when it is classified as " dirty " . |
| 14 | He had a surprisingly delicate touch and the silver star was going to look beautiful when it was finished . |
| 15 | A family of three in a taxi escaped uninjured when it was hit by a diesel train at another crossing only half-a-mile away towards Sleights in 1988 . |
| 16 | It will , it just might slide a bit but it will stop sliding when it comes off it . |
| 17 | If the vessel is damaged afloat when it should be laid-up ashore then no cover will operate . |
| 18 | This became evident when it was pointed out that Monet 's famous haystacks are in fact grainstacks . |
| 19 | To fight damp when it is constantly present means laying out vast sums of money on coal or coke , which become more expensive because small quantities have to be purchased for want of ready money to meet large bills . |
| 20 | Seems obvious when it 's put that way . |
| 21 | • If you feel tired when it is time to get up — indeed , you might just be getting off to sleep ! — do not stay in bed , but get up . |
| 22 | The ‘ Action Men ’ are aware that it is used as a term of abuse and often become angry when it is applied to them . |
| 23 | Some of the shortcomings of the with-profit system , designed as it was in a bygone era , are all too obvious , but some , unfortunately , only become apparent when it is too late . |
| 24 | It smells different when it 's been raining and our clothes are wet . |
| 25 | Did you get wet when it rained ? ’ |
| 26 | First , he argued that it is highly artificial to construe all consumption as a response to needs ; while this approach may seem illuminating when it is applied to the consumption of individuals , it can not plausibly be extended to productive consumption , which has to be treated as ‘ the consumption which satisfies the needs of production ’ , if the theory is to be sustained . |
| 27 | The composer Henri Sauguet was astonished to discover that his cat , Cody , became ecstatic when it heard Debussy being played on the piano . |
| 28 | But : ‘ Arbitrary as it seems when only its individual terms are considered , the system becomes coherent when it is seen as a whole set ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 29 | In contrast , an interim dividend only becomes due when it is paid ( Potel v IRC ( 1970 ) 4 TC 658 ) . |
| 30 | The carrier arrived at the King Edward Docks and excitement ran high when it was learned to be the Wasp once again . |