Example sentences of "when [pron] be [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the challenge to keep abreast of technological developments in aviation was one I entered into with considerable enthusiasm when I was appointed Deputy Chief Inspector in 1967 . |
| 2 | My parents had hoped to have a large family , but when I was born Mamma needed a Caesarean section . |
| 3 | When I was taught chemistry at Regent 's Street Polytechnic in the later 1930s , we 16-year-olds were treated as adults , not incompetents , and were expected to achieve titrations accurate to 1 per cent or less from the moment we began quantitative analysis : for were we not addressed by our splendid lecturers as ‘ Mr ’ ? |
| 4 | ‘ I was upset when I was told stand ins would be used , ’ he said . |
| 5 | When I was held hostage she went to see him , and she had hoped that this would be a private , quiet meeting . |
| 6 | Not easy to do when she was bound hand and foot . |
| 7 | Joan Kirner became the second woman to lead an Australian state government when she was elected Premier of Victoria , on Aug. 9 , by the state 's ruling Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) . |
| 8 | When she was appointed Commissioner , second in rank to the General , in July , 1979 , someone left a gardenia , her favourite flower , on her seat at the thanksgiving service . |
| 9 | However , Jane loved dancing and the new life that was opening up for her , but when she was offered work in 1907 at the English Theatre , Paris , she was frankly scared . |
| 10 | Our guarantee will not apply to certain exceptional circumstances when we are prevented form meeting our specified standards by events beyond our control . |
| 11 | It 's amazing how easy and tempting it is to eat a little more when we are offered food of a different flavour and texture — the dessert after a savoury meal , for instance . |
| 12 | None of the 5HT antagonists or the 5HT 4 agonist , SC53116 , significantly altered ICJ transit when they were given ip during ia infusion of saline ( Table II ) . |
| 13 | For example , in Pavlov 's classical experiments , hungry dogs heard music when they were given food . |
| 14 | The delights of all-night dancing parties with weird lights on the walls were discovered by white bohemian crowds in California in the Sixties , when they were called acid tests , and had a quasi-religious significance . |
| 15 | We needed this treasure to exchange against cloth and cattle and spices — and as ransom to exchange against our men when they were taken prisoner in war . |
| 16 | When they were finished Mum called Dad and Grandma to come and see . |
| 17 | A small seat , which also serves as a kneeler when it is turned upside down , is a practical item which can be carried in one hand . |
| 18 | What upset charities is that when it was made law here , the Department of Trade and Industry decided to make the ruling stricter and to include second-hand toys . |
| 19 | When it was born rationing was a part of everyday life and people queued quietly for health care just as in the war they had queued for food . |
| 20 | ‘ Your Grace , how was the corpse when it was brought south ? ’ |
| 21 | The bonus scheme for American Mr Dworkin , who is credited with turning round the company 's fortunes , began when he was appointed chairman and chief executive of BhS in November 1989 . |
| 22 | ‘ We are currently extending our cellars so that we can lay down more young wines , ’ said Dr Davies , who established the cellars at Derby Hall when he was appointed warden in 1984 . |
| 23 | When he was appointed Archbishop , the Government sighed with relief . |
| 24 | Woods worked directly under Michael Balcon when he was appointed head of production in 1947 and was responsible for employing Ardizzone , Bawden , Barnett Freedman , Peake , Minton , Piper , Searle and others , to produce posters and other advertising material . |
| 25 | And it should be remembered that despite a tremendous volume of criticism that heralded the Bennett appointment as the Commandant of Pathfinder Force , it was but a murmur compared with that when he was appointed AOC of No 8 ( PFF ) Group at the tender age of 31 . |
| 26 | The most impressive telescope , of 36-feet focus , was provided for Wren 's use when he was appointed professor of astronomy at Gresham College , London , in 1657 . |
| 27 | The biography pushed out by Whitehall when he was appointed Cabinet Secretary in January , 1988 , makes his rise to the top seem almost inevitable . |
| 28 | The Poitevin barons must have felt the way Henry Morgan 's old associates were to feel when he was appointed Governor of Jamaica with orders to stamp out piracy . |
| 29 | When he was appointed manager I was finished — and we had n't even met . |
| 30 | One of his proudest moments came when he was appointed provost of the Royal Burgh of Selkirk , a position he was to hold for seven years , He was the town 's last official provost before regionalisation . |