Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] when it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was recalled to GC & CS when it moved to Bletchley in 1939 . |
| 2 | In the past it was invariably the leading Americans who seemed to have more grit or nerve when it came to the closing stretch . |
| 3 | A recent OECD study ( 2 ) shows that households also benefited from innovations such as the securitisation of mortgage debt — making mortgages tradeable between lenders , so that the institution which originally lent the money might sell its mortgage claim to another bank or thrift when it needed cash . |
| 4 | The local authority was considering that request when it had to move the children and decided to place them with foster parents . |
| 5 | The flamboyant impulsive talkative Celts of Ireland 's Iron Age may , in their enthusiasm , have put just a little too much emphasis on quantity rather than quality when it came to liquid refreshments . |
| 6 | The Housing ( Finance ) Act shifted the balance further in favour of house purchase rather than rental when it imposed ‘ fair ’ ( usually higher ) rents on most council tenants . |
| 7 | Certainly Russia has openly intervened with military force to control its satellites like Hungary and Czechoslovakia when it thought they were stepping out of line and also supported the introduction of martial law in Poland to curb industrial unrest . |
| 8 | He had rheumatism and was known to be a bit quick ; tempered and impatient , but even Mother remarked how surprised she was at his skill and patience when it came to doctoring animals . |
| 9 | That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . |
| 10 | As things stood when he became minister , the empire created wholly new regiments and divisions when it expanded its forces in wartime . |
| 11 | He went on to criticize the Holy Office for acting as judge and jury when it condemned theologians without giving them an opportunity to know what they were accused of , or of responding . |
| 12 | The mere idea made her feel faintly sick , as well as excited , but not sick enough to refuse the apple pie and cream when it came . |
| 13 | In other words , the Conservative party , and its propertied core constituency , became interested in new forms of appeal and organization when it became apparent that the political reliability and social stability of the lower orders could no longer be ensured by traditional methods of social and political control . |
| 14 | However , his complex arguments and bitter feuds with the Holy See were in the realm of politics ; kings , emperors and popes were well practised in setting aside or utilising matters of faith and devotion when it came to controlling the apparatus of temporal power . |