Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [vb pp] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | The impasse was broken when Bush conceded on one of his key demands , a reduction in the capital gains tax . |
| 2 | The partnership was broken when Peter Langan died tragically — and today the surviving pair are joint owners of Odin 's , Langan 's Bistro and Brasserie , as well as Langan 's Bistro in Brighton . |
| 3 | A woman motorcyclist was killed when she collided with a car near Sprays Bridge , East Sussex . |
| 4 | The defendant was arrested when he again opened the door to find out from his friend where he was being taken . |
| 5 | The illusion was shattered when someone turned the conversation with an interjection , laying out the assumptions of the speaker , imposing others which seemed as good or better . |
| 6 | For a mad moment , Mildred thought that perhaps , for some unknown reason , it was only a statue of Miss Hardbroom , but this illusion was shattered when the statue spoke . |
| 7 | The other surprising result was observed when a stable RNA was expressed after removal of the 3' sequences ; three proteins were apparently generated . |
| 8 | Ten joyriders have now been killed by the Security Forces since nineteen-eighty , while one soldier was killed when struck by a stolen car . |
| 9 | The Royal Green Jacket soldier was drowned when a helicopter carrying 30 troops ditched into the freezing South Atlantic waters . |
| 10 | The favourite date for the poll is March 25 , but a note of confusion was sown when parliament decided it would continue sitting until March 16 . |
| 11 | The confusion was heightened when , on the same day , Miyazawa told reporters that Japan had " inflicted an unbearable blow on the people of America and the Asian countries " , adding : " We feel deep remorse . " |
| 12 | No confusion was found when they tested them against 200 different isolates of the same , but genetically unmodified , bacterium taken from lake water . |
| 13 | His neck was broken when Sigsworth hit him with a fire extinguisher . |
| 14 | The intravenous infusion was removed when he was able to take fluids without feeling nauseated . |
| 15 | The fraud was uncovered when William Wilby received a letter saying he was overdrawn on an account he knew nothing about . |
| 16 | My concern that this might be a common fault was raised when I quoted the part number to my local Genuine Parts dealer who not only instantly recognised it , but knew how many were in stock and which bin they were stored in — and all without consulting the stores computer . |
| 17 | The President-elect was due to be sworn in on April 1 , but the ceremony was delayed when on March 28 he was flown to France for urgent hospital treatment . |
| 18 | The study was terminated when exogenous surfactant was introduced because this influenced our respiratory outcome measures . |
| 19 | The Baku boom was accelerated when transnational capitalists such as the Nobels and the Rothschilds became involved . |
| 20 | The first half of their attempt was completed when they defeated Hinckley 21–3 in the county cup final . |
| 21 | Political practice was condemned when it went beyond this constitutional state of affairs . |
| 22 | He no longer has to enter a conditional appearance , since that practice was abolished when acknowledgements of service were introduced , but must file his acknowledgement and give notice of intention to defend and then issue his application to set aside service and the renewal order within 14 days . |
| 23 | A car was destroyed when it burst into flames on a busy interchange on the A19 yesterday . |
| 24 | The appearance of the car was modified when the new bogies raised it higher from the ground , a housing for the equipment was built within the tower , and tinted windscreen panels were fitted to protect the vision of a seated driver . |
| 25 | So , for example , the rule was broken when the court heard one side in the absence of the other . |
| 26 | On Jan. 5 , 1990 , full civilian rule was restored when Rabuka gave up his post as Minister of Home Affairs and returned to barracks as head of the armed forces [ see p. 37189 ] . |
| 27 | Although Mamaloni successfully defeated a motion of no confidence in May , a second vote was scheduled when the legislature reconvened in October . |
| 28 | The discussion then became general after which both leaders replied , the vote was taken when eleven voted for negative and eight for affirmative . |
| 29 | A specific complex was observed when this oligonucleotide was incubated with whole cell extract from rat cerebellum ( Fig. 2A ) . |
| 30 | A cost entry was made when materials were ordered , and updated at delivery , when the invoice was received , checked and then paid ; notes were made of any problems at each stage . |