Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | A series of new Isle of Man stamps featuring lifeboats was launched with a splash in February when the Douglas lifeboat Sir William Hillary was launched into the harbour with the Lieutenant Governor of the Island , Sir Laurence Jones , aboard . |
| 2 | After steadily improving his position in the opinion polls , Perot achieved a breakthrough in mid-May when , for the first time , he registered a higher rating than both of his main Republican and Democratic rivals . |
| 3 | The blow came at a meeting on Saturday when members voted not to let him stand as an election candidate — despite a recommendation to accept him by the executive committee . |
| 4 | But there was a setback on Saturday when the French National League 's ( FNL ) disciplinary committee failed to make any ruling at a nine-hour meeting in Paris because they said they did not have enough evidence . |
| 5 | Hopes of the Economy Minister , Domingo Cavallo , for quick progress in talks begun in January over the Argentina 's foreign debt received a setback in mid-February when creditor banks rejected his requests for a 40 per cent cut in the country 's US$31,000 million commercial bank debt , under the terms of the 1989 Brady debt reduction plan [ see pp. 36541-42 ] . |
| 6 | His knee problems began three weeks ago , but came to a head on Wednesday when he was forced to pull out of a friendly for Juventus against Second Division side Spal , after he broke down during the warm-up . |
| 7 | The family feud came to a head on Monday when the 26-year-old issued a High Court writ , suing the former builder for more than £1 million . |
| 8 | I went back to work for two days a week in December when Isha was six months old . |
| 9 | This campaign reached a peak in November when the Ministry of Labour was occupied . |
| 10 | The Ruffians ' ( 4th XI ) season drew to a close on Saturday when they took on the third team 's opposition at Aldershot . |
| 11 | The story that she has no artistic taste was shown to be a lie in January when a collection of her old-master paintings sold well at Christie 's in New York . |
| 12 | Four years later Clare and her latest fiancé were spending a weekend at Strathspeld when she died of a heart attack . |
| 13 | The figure compares with a survey in May when 12% said they intended to increase their property holdings . |
| 14 | I have always been careful to leave no stone unturned , ever since a time in Philadelphia when a particularly uncomfortable sofa turned out to be hiding a pair of magnificent George III sideboard dishes , subsequently sold for $66,000 . |