Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] when it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite reasonable to make this identification : in practice , a process which can either behave correctly or diverge will probably do the former while it is being tested , but will do the latter when it is being used in earnest . |
| 2 | ‘ You do n't know who 's hiding in that snicket by the church — it could be the vicar or it could be Dracula , they look the same when it 's dark . |
| 3 | News is that it 's alive and well in Eau Claire , Wisconsin , and is even considering an initial public offering of shares — and IBM Corp , which holds a large minority stake , will be marketing and supporting the SS-1 when it comes out . |
| 4 | These include whether we can produce grain at prices which match those of the Paris basin or the re-emerging countries of the former Eastern Bloc , once known as the bread basket of Europe : can we produce and process milk with the efficiency of the Danes who last year paid producers an average price of 25 pence a litre for milk against 21 pence in Britain ; can we match the Dutch when it comes to producing , and in particular processing pigmeat ; can any horticultural enterprise compete with Spain with its cheap labour and sunshine . |
| 5 | In a stinging attack , Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown mocked Mr Major 's habit of looking on at soccer and cricket matches — and said the Premier did the same when it came to the economy . |