Example sentences of "when [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Dave Preece introduces a technique for laminating that he first used when shaping the curved runners on a sled
2 And let me tell you , if you were to have come into our servants ' hall on any of those evenings , you would not have heard mere gossip ; more likely , you would have witnessed debates over the great affairs preoccupying our employers upstairs , or else over matters of import reported in the newspapers ; and of course , as fellow professionals from all walks of life are wont to do when gathered together , we could be found discussing every aspect of our vocation .
3 When nagging failed , her frustration reached a pitch in which she screamed and threw objects round the house .
4 It 's difficult to tell when someone is using drugs only occasionally — unless they are caught in the act , or when intoxicated like being drunk .
5 Accidents , which can happen more easily when intoxicated .
6 Honesty and courtesy were to be their guides when phoning potential customers , with no misleading statements , exaggerations or partial truths , and no unsolicited calls made to them at their place of work .
7 When unpicking a garment the lengths of thread or cotton were saved for mending and tacking .
8 When completing the DPQ participants were told that , unlike the AKT , there were no right answers .
9 Bearing in mind the above information , it is always as well , when completing any design , to just do a quick bit of arithmetic before saving .
10 3 Where the petition is based on a statutory demand , only the debt claimed in the demand may be included in the petition , except that interest or other charges which have accrued since the date of the demand to the date of the petition may be added … 4 When completing para 2 of the petition , attention is drawn to r 6.8(I) ( a ) to ( c ) , particularly where the " aggregate sum " is made up of a number of debts .
11 Dunwoody moved level with Peter Scudamore at the top of the jockeys ' table when completing a 20-1 double on My Senor ( 7-1 ) in the Cold Ash Novices Hurdle .
12 Queensland batsman Greg Ritchie was dined $A500 for abusive language when dismissed in the NSW match at Sydney , the penalty being suspended for 12 months .
13 He had less necessity to play than his boss when dismissed .
14 Thor cornered a knife-wielding miscreant in a small wood and , when joined by handler Derek Williams , stopped the ne'er-do-well stabbing his human mate several times .
15 Second , there will be a border area where the two interpretations merge , in the sense that certain particular values for adjective and noun meanings , when joined in an attributive combination , will under either interpretation always correspond to identical external situations ; hence even highly sophisticated investigators might be hard put to it to tell whether a given adjective is simply applicable to X or has as its value having the property of being-related-to-X .
16 When joined in 1975 all products were packed and loaded manually .
17 Sh she said when joined she said , oh I would n't join , pay money .
18 De Pomiane was the first writer to propound such happenings as the fusion of egg yolks and olive oil in a mayonnaise , the sizzling of a potato chip when plunged into fat for deep-frying , in language so straightforward , so graphic , that even the least scientifically minded could grasp the principles instead of simply learning the rules .
19 Unlike Ash , he can still function effectively when ripped in half ( after all , 57 years of technical progress have elapsed ) and saves her life as well as Newt 's .
20 The male does not attack it but , when mounting the tiny animal , simply performs the perfectly normal neck-bite that he employs when copulating with a female .
21 He favours the plain dishes when eating at home , such as a plate of mince , sardines , spaghetti or bacon and eggs .
22 Pregnant ladies and elderly people should be careful when eating soft cheese , as they should be when exercising .
23 Year after year , this is constantly the favourite dessert when eating out .
24 Although primarily a protein food , cheese has a high fat content and care should be taken when eating if you are following a strict diet for health or cosmetic reasons .
25 When eating small mammals , it frequently strips and eats the soft parts from the carcase discarding the skin and bones , and it sometimes accomplishes this in a most peculiar fashion .
26 When eating out , why is it that the next table 's conversation is often so much more fascinating and intriguing ?
27 When eating flat-out , the beast easily consumes more than its own weight in plants every day .
28 However , Buddhist teaching was not applied to fish , which became the main source of protein in the Japanese diet ; and whales were regarded as fish When eating houses renamed forbidden deer and boar meat ‘ mountain whale ’ , the Japanese knew that eating whale meat was likely to stay .
29 When eating on your own or with the family , serve a variety of crudités ( raw vegetables ) soaked in lemon juice or with a little reduced calorie mayonnaise as a dip .
30 They sometimes have problems with the control of their dentures when eating certain types of food , and some have slight difficulties with swallowing as the muscles get weaker ( or if they have at some time suffered a small stroke ) , so they dislike being watched .
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