Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] when [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Sir John Hawkins [ q.v. ] , writing in 1776 , who stated that John Shore devised the tuning-fork , which he used in preference to the pitch-pipe when tuning his lute . |
| 2 | The Serpent when assailed |
| 3 | It is part of the daily truck in street markets ; it the kind of thing which turns on the average car dealer ; it is part and parcel of many of the transactions carried out in the building trade and cash or at least early settlement means a better price for the retailer when negotiating with a manufacturer . |
| 4 | The term used to describe the course of the board when sailing in the same direction as the wind . |
| 5 | The metaphorical strategy of interpretation is most likely to be triggered off by a perception of incongruity or inappropriateness in the sentence when interpreted literally . |
| 6 | At least , that 's the case when downloading from a bulletin board . |
| 7 | I found this to be the case when trying to replace a ballcock valve washer in a hot water tank in a very narrow airing cupboard . |
| 8 | The method of finance is relatively novel and as yet untried by most contractors but , as is the case when trying to start up any project , potential pitfalls and problems can be circumvented by using consultants , particularly in the early stages to provide off-take forecasts , preliminary designs , financial and legal advice , and subsequently for project management . |
| 9 | Put in another way , the same smoothing recipe applied to different time series will produce different resulting shapes for the smooth , which , as we shall see in the next chapter , is not the case when fitting straight lines . |
| 10 | The shell only needed to hit one of the skaters — though it did indeed need to strike a target and not be wasted , as might easily be the case when fired seemingly without aiming . |
| 11 | But they vary considerably in their anatomy and , as is often the case when considering the simpler members of a group , it is sometimes difficult to decide whether a characteristic represents a truly primitive survival or is secondarily reduced to suit a particular way of life . |
| 12 | If this is not possible , as is so often the case when fishing a near bank swim , do n't worry ; you will still feel the bites at the same time you see the rod-tip move . |
| 13 | And then of course they exercise their discretion on the actual facts of the case when fixing the sentence . |
| 14 | Partly because those who served in garrisons had to be ready to serve in the field when required ( for a castle acted as a base where soldiers could remain when not in the field , and from which they could control the countryside around by mounted raids within a radius of , say , a dozen miles ) , partly because of an increasing difficulty in securing active support from the nobility and gentry for the war in France , English armies at the end of the war sometimes included a greater ratio of archers to men-at-arms than ever before , sometimes 7:1 or even 10:1 , rather than the more usual 3:1 under Henry V and the parity of archers to men-at-arms normally found in the second half of the fourteenth century . |
| 15 | This research is mainly concerned with how the child uses the computer when performing tasks that are rather like simple games . |
| 16 | The advantage is that executables have full access to the computer when loaded . |
| 17 | Bill Berry and Peter Buck of REM said they were surprised by the ban when interviewed on Irish radio at the weekend . |
| 18 | In these circumstances the certificate when issued can cover both matters retrospectively provided that the three-day time limit is complied with . |
| 19 | Low-voltage lights are a good idea as you wo n't get an electric shock from them , even if you cut through the cable when digging . |
| 20 | But she came to the kitchen when summoned to help , and she tried not to grumble at the repetitive nature of the work and the talk . |
| 21 | It 's also harder to handle the knitting when increasing , decreasing and so on . |
| 22 | The cuckoo , especially the male when singing , spends a great deal of time sitting on exposed perches , making it particularly vulnerable . |
| 23 | ( In the case of the hamadryas baboon — a species closely comparable to the gelada in adaptations and sociobiology — the female instinctively runs towards the male when barked at . ) |
| 24 | Group support gives the participants the courage to stick to their individual guns and know that they can not all be misguided , regardless of the protestations of the sufferer when confronted even in an understanding and supportive manner . |
| 25 | The pilot caught a bullet in the chest when attacked by a JU night-fighter . |
| 26 | These injuries , severe and painful though they were , are only a small part of the story when compared to the effects of the severe closed head injury . |
| 27 | Voters are given only part of the story when making their decisions . |
| 28 | Intense itching of the skin when undressing to go to bed may be present . |
| 29 | This is certainly a possible approach , and one we shall adopt towards the end of the course when discussing relativity , but such a transformation ( though convenient ) should not be necessary . |
| 30 | The case is of great importance and interest because it illuminates the weaknesses inherent in the role of the judiciary when required to adjudicate in such matters . |