Example sentences of "[adv] when [pron] are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , perhaps when you are settled here we might get together and tour the local antique shops . ’ |
| 2 | The paradox is that argumentative positions sometimes become justified only when they are criticized ( Billig , 1987a ) . |
| 3 | They are free only when they are electing members of parliament . |
| 4 | As with protozoan parasites , ponds naturally support a whole host of bacteria — some harmless , some beneficial ( such as the filter bacteria Nitrosomonas and Aeromonas ) , still others are dangerous to fish — though invariably only when they are weakened by other factors . |
| 5 | The first part of the definition of a test factor should now be clear : test factors need to be introduced only when they are related to both the variables under consideration . |
| 6 | The full significance of these texts emerges only when they are viewed in the context of Nizan 's major work of the period , Le Cheval de Troie . |
| 7 | Slobs like me who iron only when they are forced to , and then only the bits that show , stand to recoup their investment after less than a year 's worth of shirts . |
| 8 | Of course the true potential of these synthetic peptides will be revealed only when they are tried out against infections in live animals , and Professor Choppin 's research group is currently performing such tests . |
| 9 | " The conventions of the constitution , " as Professor LeMay observed , " have meaning only when they are looked at against a background of continuous political change . |
| 10 | The meanings of morse are borrowed from the meanings of , say , English and messages encoded in it are meaningful only when they are interpreted , that is , decoded . |
| 11 | It was not for some years after we had separated that I had to face the fact that the deepest part of one 's being is always inaccessible to another , and that only when we are lost in passion , eager above all else for our own gratification — yet unconscious that this is the case — that we ignore the gulf , forget that we are strangers . |
| 12 | I do expect occasionally to have temper , because it is only when we are discussing the right subjects that temper will arise : if people lose their tempers it is because they are emotionally involved in the problem , and we are probably talking on a subject which needs to be aired . |
| 13 | We do n't expect to do it overnight , though — it 's only when we are performing at a consistently high level that customers can forget some of their previous unsatisfactory experiences . |
| 14 | Only when you are soothed do you realize how much you needed soothing . |
| 15 | Only then , Wolfprince , only when you are cowed and submissive , only when I have drawn from you every shred of defiance , when I have extracted every sliver of pleasure I can from your predicament , shall I take your soul . |
| 16 | * Use technical terms only when you are going to say something with them which you could n't say without them ( see pp. 81 – 2 ) . |
| 17 | * Ask rhetorical questions only when you are going to give an answer to them ( see p. 84 ) . |
| 18 | This is hard enough when you are considering a normal decorating job , but when it comes to choosing paint for a special job , then the task can be very complex . |
| 19 | ‘ Good sheepdogs are always valuable , ’ Brownie Owl told the Brownies , ‘ especially when they are trained . |
| 20 | Expectations can be damaging , especially when they are based on prejudice . |
| 21 | Horses put their feet over low wires all too easily , especially when they are trying to eat the grass on the other side of the fence . |
| 22 | Although adults and good spellers can also get mixed up with these , especially when they are writing quickly , this confusion is often the sign of weak visual memory . |
| 23 | This kind of accident is relatively common with inexperienced pilots , especially when they are flying in competitions . |
| 24 | Children make some of their first sexual researches by observing the genitals of other children , especially when they are urinating or defecating . |
| 25 | I 'M normally very cautious about participating in moral crusades , especially when they are orchestrated by newspapers in their eternal quest for a good story that will run and run . |
| 26 | Care managers can use financial resources efficiently , especially when they are planning services for a group of people with widely differing needs and have a flexible budget to use at their discretion . |
| 27 | Especially when they are tipped that it was you who topped him . ’ |
| 28 | But is n't the NI always telling us to distrust the authoritative views of experts , especially when they are pontificating about the Third World ? |
| 29 | Trouble is , Piper , some people do not appreciate good music , especially when they are dodging flying shrapnel . |
| 30 | Being able to use two languages fluently , especially when they are learned together during childhood . |