Example sentences of "but when [pron] are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when they are dealing with matters involving other branches of government the courts take a more restrained view of their role . |
| 2 | For example , if Newco issues deep discount securities under Sch 4 TA 1988 , no or little interest is paid to the lender , but when they are redeemed the discount element becomes payable ( representing , effectively , rolled-up interest ) . |
| 3 | In time ‘ yeoman ’ came to mean primarily a farmer who had raised himself out of the ruck of common husbandman , ‘ such as be exempted out of the rascalitie of the popular bee called and written yeomen , as in the degree next vnto gentlemen ’ ; and while careful to avoid making wealth appear the sole criterion , Smith adds that ‘ these tende their owne businesse , come not to meddle in publike matters and iudgements but when they are called and glad when they are deliuered thereof ’ . |
| 4 | Your personal belongings may be frugal and of little extrinsic value , but when they are lost or stolen , the cost of replacement can be surprisingly high and the distress caused may be considerable . |
| 5 | ‘ Type L ’ isoleucine in the living organism and ‘ type D ’ isoleucine in the dead organism have almost the same chemical characters , but when they are hit by light they deflect it in different ways . |
| 6 | If the two worlds are not separated , this remorse can lead to confusion and vacillation , but when they are separated there is no morbid introspection . |
| 7 | When the war brought an end to Joe 's Palace career he had played 276 Southern League games for us — the highest in the club 's history , but when they are seen in context they assume even greater value , for not only were the maximum possible appearances lower than in our present day ( only one of Johnson 's seasons with us included a 42 match programme ) but goalkeepers were subject to much more physical attention than is permitted today . |
| 8 | Mail-order plants that turn out not to be the ones ordered are tiresome enough , but when they are labelled as the plant ordered , and are not that plant , it is particularly irritating . |
| 9 | But when they are scalping , they are working in the public interest . |
| 10 | The muddle that these two uses of the word cause is in part Marx 's and Engels 's fault because when they are talking about society based on communal property , that is , before false consciousness arises , they mean by ideology the total process of cognition including language , political ideas , social rules , etc. , but when they are talking of class society where false consciousness is present they seem to mean by ideology something much more restricted : moral , political , and religious ideas and values . |
| 11 | So , for example , Bitstream 's Dutch may appear to be a perfect match for Linotype 's Times at 300dpi but when they are output at a typesetter 's resolution the minute differences will be more exaggerated . |
| 12 | But when we are prevented from making a journey in reality , the imagination is not a bad substitute . |
| 13 | But when you are watching it and these bones are parting , you 'll hear all the trees and all the noises that you can imagine , even as if buildings were falling down or a traction engine is running over you . |
| 14 | But when you are looking for a suitable speech you ca n't really reject anything familiar solely because you think it might bore the panel . |
| 15 | But when you are struggling like Everton are at present , you need somebody who will scrap for it and give you that little bit extra in the box . |
| 16 | Well one of the problems you see , i if you are perceived as one of the best , you tend to be in the top three or four or so on , you know , the , the people know who you are , but when you are perceived as being the , you know , that sort of effort you sort of find it , find it pretty difficult . |
| 17 | It is difficult , at the best of times , to balance on a broomstick , but when you are trying to carry a heavy bucket of water at the same time , it is virtually impossible . |
| 18 | ‘ I live 20 minutes away from the set , but when you are working 16 hours a day the last thing you need is to be in a foreign country with a small child . |
| 19 | If you are not too bothered erm , if you do n't know a priori where the break comes , you can just split the sample size in half and just estimate erm an equation for each , not less , you wo n't but the computer will , if you just specify half the sample size , right , and when it asks for the number of observations failure or Chow tests you just press the return key and it will use all the remaining observations , right , but when you are doing the empirical work you should always test for structural stability , right , and er either of Chow 's tests will , will suffice , right , but if you 've got a very small stock sample where there are fewer observations than there are parameters to be estimated you will have to use Chow 's second test failure . |
| 20 | During a bad crisis they may help , but when you are feeling stronger you should stop taking them . |
| 21 | Family member Sheikh Mana said : ‘ We like British racing best of all , but when you are losing money you have to review your policy . |
| 22 | ‘ We have been very happy with Bloomsbury but when you are paying commission , the more sales you do , the more commission you pay , ’ said managing director Colin Webb . |