Example sentences of "[adj] when [pron] are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buying and caring for your new boat could n't be easier when you are dealing with Marine Secol . |
| 2 | If you understand how the books are arranged you will find it much easier when you are looking for books . |
| 3 | It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods . |
| 4 | Be assertive when you are viewing a property . |
| 5 | Since they have been selected for fast growth , these birds are only seven or eight weeks old when they are transported — really just overgrown chicks . |
| 6 | Answer guide : Answers should reflect the fact that the accounts are normally at least three months old when they are published . |
| 7 | They also make any necessary criticisms and suggestions more easily acceptable when they are offered . |
| 8 | attention decrement : subjects may ‘ hold on ’ to initial words because they get distracted or bored when they are asked to process sequential information , hence they do n't pay attention to later words . |
| 9 | It may be thought disturbing that the two methods give different answers ; however , the real argument against both is clearer when they are applied in a situation where the purchases are of different commodities , e.g. coal ( in tons ) , electricity ( in kilowatt hours ) , matches ( in boxes of 50 ) . |
| 10 | The implications of these general approaches to ontogenesis for the nature of the artefact become clearer when they are directed at a specific problem , the nature of play . |
| 11 | NOTE Some drugs can be dangerous when they are taken at the same time as alcohol . |
| 12 | One headmistress gives a pungent summary of the prevailing philosophy : ‘ Market forces are very dangerous when you are messing with children 's brains . ’ |
| 13 | The trouble is that tiptoeing is desperately uncomfortable when you are trying to win a war at the same time . |
| 14 | As already noted , video lights are great consumers of electric power : for every 1000 watts of light a current of just over 4 amps at 240 volts ( 9 amps at 110 volts ) is required , so safe working practices are paramount when you are setting up and using high-power lamps . |
| 15 | IN THESE violent times when all young children are at risk — more so now that the nights are dark when they are coming home from school — the Government promised last year that this year they would leave the clocks alone . |
| 16 | First , Rutter regards as comparatively small the reductions of two to seven points in IQ now being associated with lead pollution , whereas I view such effects as extremely serious when they are suffered by a major proportion of a whole generation of urban children . |
| 17 | Some grasshoppers have vividly coloured patches on their wings and these are clearly visible when they are flying away from their enemies . |
| 18 | Believing in God 's goodness is easy when we are moored in calm water . |
| 19 | In time ‘ yeoman ’ came to mean primarily a farmer who had raised himself out of the ruck of common husbandman , ‘ such as be exempted out of the rascalitie of the popular bee called and written yeomen , as in the degree next vnto gentlemen ’ ; and while careful to avoid making wealth appear the sole criterion , Smith adds that ‘ these tende their owne businesse , come not to meddle in publike matters and iudgements but when they are called and glad when they are deliuered thereof ’ . |
| 20 | Often , he says , ecosystems are at their most diverse when they are shifting from one state to another , as the dominant types are temporarily swept aside , and many other , perhaps more specialist species , take over the vacant niches . |
| 21 | That is inevitable when we are dealing with official bodies , but please be assured that a lot of work will be going on behind the scenes . |
| 22 | ‘ We 've had three months of investigation and it 's important that we now look forward to next year 's National when we are expecting large crowds . ’ |
| 23 | That this technique has the effect of mirroring the minds of the people is confirmed by the contrasts between two passages which describe Lok and Tuami when they are exhausted . |
| 24 | Another disadvantage of the Building Notice procedure is that if your work is to be financed by a bank or building society , then you may be required to produce some form of documentary proof that your proposal is satisfactory when you are negotiating for your loan . |
| 25 | Not every seller welcomes such a detailed investigation of their home , but it is imperative when you are acting for a client who is proposing to purchase an old farmhouse , for example . |
| 26 | Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations . |
| 27 | ‘ We 've played with a lot of spirit and commitment , but people defend that much better when they are winning . ’ |
| 28 | Expert advice from a local gym or sports centre can be very helpful when you are starting with weights . |
| 29 | Therefore , it provides a multi-purpose connective which is particularly useful when we are producing speech without pause for planning or time for selecting a precise alternative . |
| 30 | Both speakers and writers find this useful when they are referring to two things , one animate , one inanimate . |