Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can almost be considered a law of human nature that punishment leads to self-control only when the child is on the side of the person punishing . |
| 2 | He jumps at home only when he has had a long rest and needs a quick reminder of what the job is all about ; otherwise his jumping is confined to the shows . |
| 3 | Current thinking is that the chromosome of E. coli meets all the microbe 's ordinary domestic needs , which rarely change , and that plasmid-borne information comes into play only when the microbe encounters a stress — a changed nutrient , an antibiotic or competitor . |
| 4 | One other possible objection is that the difference which we are describing may be real but should not be regarded as part of syntax , rather as a variation that comes into play only when we focus on the correlation between linguistic expressions and external non-linguistic phenomena . |
| 5 | Insurance cover comes into force only when a certificate of insurance , confirming the terms of the cover , is actually received . |