Example sentences of "when [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The male does not attack it but , when mounting the tiny animal , simply performs the perfectly normal neck-bite that he employs when copulating with a female . |
| 2 | Crew comfort is greatly improved as a result , and Challenger is a much more stable gun platform when firing on the move . |
| 3 | A further consequence of benefit to employers of this nuclear-family form , is that it places women in a weak position when competing on the labour market . |
| 4 | With the double-width light on and knitting tuck , the stitch pattern is the same as when knitting on every needle without the light on . |
| 5 | These may be helpful when recovering from an illness or if you fear your normal diet is lacking . |
| 6 | In a broad programme of work , a variety of methods or types of activity can be reasonably expected ; planning will begin to lay out the sequence in increasing detail , even when allowing for a number of variant paths or for the switching of the course according to observed student response : improvisation or student decision-making works best when possibilities have been foreseen and prepared for . |
| 7 | For many years , however , he was unpredictable and sometimes violent , and his conversation became rambling and incoherent when touching on the subject of his delusions . |
| 8 | In 1939 , Reich found evidence of it by ‘ chance ’ when experimenting with the creation of living cells called ‘ bions ’ . |
| 9 | For example , women have described to researchers how it is difficult to cut down on food when cooking for a partner who expects meat with his main meal ( Charles and Kerr , 1986 ) . |
| 10 | Until ATBC is known to be not only " microwave friendly " but also " user-friendly " , consumers are warned not to use cling film for wrapping food or lining dishes when cooking in a microwave oven . |
| 11 | In addition , loss of acuity of the senses — particularly impaired sight and hearing — will reduce an elderly person 's awareness of danger , for example when crossing roads or when cooking in the kitchen . |
| 12 | Each room in the house is furnished to suit either the Tudor or the Queen Anne period , and the difference between these two styles is particularly striking when stepping from the stone flagged , Tudor Great Hall to the cosy , wooden panelled 18th century Parlour . |
| 13 | After washing , twist taps were not turned off with the paper towel ; and where elbow taps were available , they were used properly only four times ; and when disposing of the paper towel in foot-operated pedal bins , nurses used their hands to open and close the bins . |
| 14 | WHEN walking across the upland fells of Britain , it is not uncommon to find the whitened jawbone of a long-dead sheep , teeth rattling in its sockets . |
| 15 | ‘ The appearance of the bird when walking on the beach is very handsome . |
| 16 | ‘ When walking with a lady always walk on the outside of the pavement . ’ |
| 17 | They both express the same , slightly ironic , delight in the munificence of old houses : Cobbett , when walking through the Duke of Buckingham 's park , remarks in a manner that anticipates Harold Skimpole 's : ‘ I , like POPE 'S cock in the farm-yard , could not help thanking the DUKE and DUCHESS for having generously made such ample provision for our pleasure . |
| 18 | Such focal points have been aligned to be both clearly seen from the house and as elements of surprise when walking through the garden , an essential element of any good design . |
| 19 | Dalgliesh wondered why it was that , when walking towards the sea , there came a moment when its roar suddenly increased as if a menace , quiescent and benign , had suddenly realized and gathered up its power . |
| 20 | Whole trees in motion ; inconvenience felt when walking against the wind . |
| 21 | It is difficult to realise when walking around the area that you are only twelve miles away from Hull , the surrounding woodlands creating a block to the sights and sounds of modern living . |
| 22 | There was strong evidence for a link between the probability of recalling a junction and the level of subjective risk reported by the subject when driving through the junction . |
| 23 | Sue Baker , Observer motoring correspondent , has a theory : ‘ So often , when driving on a motorway , you see strings of cars in the outside lane , driving too fast and too close , the drivers trying to intimidate one another . |
| 24 | During a bright moon , headlights were kept off — otherwise they remained on only when driving on the road alone . |
| 25 | When driving in the countryside you often see walking human haystacks — people , who have been out cutting grass for their cows , returning home and walking down the road often with only their legs showing beneath their enormous bundles . |
| 26 | The 100-share index was 43 points up at 2,436.5 when trading on the Stock Exchange officially closed at 4.30 pm , reversing the fall of the past week . |
| 27 | Now that we have considered the type of information which the law deems as illegitimate for stock market trading , let us move on and look at some of the circumstances when trading on the basis of such information is illegal . |
| 28 | When purchasing from a group , arrangements must be made to calculate and clear intra-group accounts . |
| 29 | Hateley , it was felt , had been overly physical when challenging for the ball . |
| 30 | The financial constraints on Ayr racecourse are reflected in much-reduced prize-money for today 's Scottish Champion Hurdle , which features a rematch between Fidway , fourth in the Champion Hurdle , and Granville Again , who fell when challenging at the second-last . |