Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [conj] when it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The casket had been specially made to the measurements of Osiris and when it was his turn to get inside it was exactly right for him . |
| 2 | After 8 April the aluminium returned to tapwater when a mains burst : sludge was found at the bottom of a glass of water but when it was sent to the authority for analysis it was discarded as ‘ too sludgy ’ . |
| 3 | The Health Authorities at this time maintained that the maximum aluminium level had been 109 mg/litre , but the Ahrenses still had their jar of water and when it was analysed at Somerset Council 's laboratories it was found to contain 620 mg/litre , 3,000 times the EC limit . |
| 4 | Repressive public sanctions would make the move into prostitution a different kind of choice than when it could constitute a temporary and relatively anonymous stage in a woman 's life . |
| 5 | European coal contains a small percentage of sulphur and when it is burnt , in power stations and factories , sulphur dioxide ( SO 2 ) is produced , which ( after further reactions with atmospheric oxygen ) dissolves in rain water to produce sulphuric acid . |
| 6 | Miss Jarman sniffed heavily , took another mouthful of port and when it had gone down said testily : ‘ We 've much to talk over y'know that . |
| 7 | Zarathustra declared that at death God passes judgement on man and that this decides his fate when the world is finally transformed into the same state of perfection as when it left the hands of the Creator . |
| 8 | Here are a couple who must be just rejoicing in this kind of weather because when it 's cold the only way they get warm is to take their shoes or boots off and go into bed in the early evening with all their clothes on . |
| 9 | It 's not a problem when it 's in the open air but it can seep into buildings and when it becomes trapped in an enclosed area it 's potentially lethal . |
| 10 | A dull , cold , rainy day does not literally mean ‘ sadness ’ — it is possible to be happy on such a day — but it is so obviously a metaphor for sadness that when it appears in writing it has become a cliché , intended to trigger a predictable response . |
| 11 | Council put the central heating in when we got advanced in years and when it became necessary in the doctor 's opinion for me to have central heating because I had a heart complaint . |
| 12 | She said ooh , you know can I invite a couple of friends , can I invite sort of you know , people back to lunch but when it 's sort of the list I mean , cos I I 'm not |
| 13 | Fig 32 With the weight well forward again , the nose is in the water , offering far more resistance to turning than when it was in the air . |
| 14 | er next week is your let letters N and P for the raffle table , for the benefit of new members you go alphabetically through , you know , from A to Z and when it 's your turn we 'd like you to bring something for the raffle table |
| 15 | ‘ He whispers in my ear , ‘ This 'll soon be everywhere on Stalinvast and when it 's everywhere , ah then … ’ |