Example sentences of "and [adj] when [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For that reason , straw as a fuel is likely to be most efficient and economical when used in heating close to the point of production . |
| 2 | Q2 's rig is powerful and generous when measured against displacement and length . |
| 3 | I was somewhat less impressed by Demidenko in the smaller-scale pieces : his Rejoice beloved Christians sounds slow and bland when compared to the super-human wizardry of Frederic Chiu on his stunning début recital of transcriptions for Harmonia Mundi , ( — a ‘ must ’ for all Busonians ) whilst the slower chorales on the Hyperion disc are given the visionary touch on MK by Tatiana Nikolayeva . |
| 4 | Bankruptcy proceedings , on the other hand , have no lis , they are not adversarial and the whole statutory scheme of bankruptcy has a different purpose and objective when compared with ‘ civil proceedings ’ properly so called . |
| 5 | For example , on one occasion a youth was caught urinating in the street late at might , and was very respectful and deferential when caught in the act , but , upon the policeman recalling that he had recently been one of a group which had shouted abuse at him , an act expected from gougers , he was arrested , and the incident was treated as a case of indecent exposure . |
| 6 | Data compiled by NCC shows that hedges , hedgerow trees and their semi-natural grass verges can support 20 species of mammal , 37 species of birds and 17 species of butterfly ; comparable figures for fences are 5 , 6 , and 0 when associated with sown grassland and 6 , 9 , and 8 when associated with semi-natural grass verges . |
| 7 | It would , for example , be no defence for the seller to say that his farm fertiliser was perfectly safe and effective when applied in the right concentration ( at the right time of the year ) if the instructions supplied with the fertiliser stated in error the wrong concentration , whether too weak to be effective or so strong as to kill the crops . |
| 8 | By means of technical methods known as single , double , and triple tonguing extremely rapid but clear staccato production is obtainable , which is most sure and effective when used for the rapid reiteration of a single note , e.g. : |
| 9 | The following technique is both spectacular and effective when used by someone with good timing and a fair turn of speed . |
| 10 | The brief introduction to Piaget 's ideas in Chapter 2 , and our realization that as adult readers we can not read , say , an Ordnance Survey map , a machine drawing , or art forms from cultures not our own with anything like total understanding , should cause us to be cautious and questioning when presented with these assumptions . |
| 11 | Data compiled by NCC shows that hedges , hedgerow trees and their semi-natural grass verges can support 20 species of mammal , 37 species of birds and 17 species of butterfly ; comparable figures for fences are 5 , 6 , and 0 when associated with sown grassland and 6 , 9 , and 8 when associated with semi-natural grass verges . |
| 12 | Gedge later became much more clandestine and unpretentious when asked about the lyrical content of his songs . |
| 13 | This could apply where a trader 's brochure is accurate when put out and accurate when read by the consumer but becomes inaccurate after that . |
| 14 | This helped to alleviate the dreadful nature of the houses , which looked shocking from nearby , but which looked oddly bright and distinct and well-intentioned when glorified by mass and distance . |
| 15 | While this sort of dissatisfaction was being aired , the Manpower Services Commission , established in 1974 as an offshoot of the Department of Trade and Industry , was becoming increasingly important in the training of the young unemployed : the education service seemed more and more to be poor , mean and irrelevant when contrasted with the up-to-date and positively useful service of training . |
| 16 | Thirdly , such theories can easily become unwieldy and inefficient when applied to larger domains [ Bookman , 1987 ] . |
| 17 | Far from experiencing simple gratitude , such children will most likely feel terribly torn and anxious when faced with their foster parents ' offer of affection . |
| 18 | Some , however , have found the so-called ‘ Beaux-Arts ’ style , for all its academic rigour and perfection of proportion to be too correct , bloodless , and buttoned-up when set against the free-flowing eclecticism of some other contemporary stations . |
| 19 | Dealing with customers also taught me that not every situation is the same and I had to think fast and wise when faced with a problem . |
| 20 | And , though the cats have not been polled on this point , I suspect they would share human mistrust of the new and unknown when approached with it by advertising researchers . |
| 21 | Although at first sight the answers to them seem obvious , they become much more complex and contestable when subjected to closer examination , and they have never been systematically brought together , or the questions definitively resolved . |