Example sentences of "when the [noun] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mail message will be sent to you when the check is complete . |
| 2 | When the user is satisfied that the map meets his or her requirements the contents of the DIG file can be sent to the plotter using the ‘ PLOT-DIG-FILE ’ command . |
| 3 | When the engine is hot and if I stop the engine for up to half an hour I get a smell of petrol in the cab and upon setting off again I experience severe fuel starvation causing the engine to stop unless travelling fast on an open road . |
| 4 | They usually moan when the engine is low on oil or if the oil relief valve plunger spring has gone weak This is mounted on the top of the oil cooler between the union and the pipe Removing the spring and replacing with a new one or sometimes stretching the spring cures the groaning noise Whilst the groan sounds awful it is not actually detrimental to the operation of the vehicle |
| 5 | When the engine is cold and there is no vapour lock in the pipe the pump will deliver the fuel more easily . |
| 6 | A lot of the standard size plates do not fit a large number of the large-sized , non-standard , aquaria , unless of course you use the type of filter plates that come in small sections that can be slotted together , which can prove to be very expensive when the budget is tight . |
| 7 | Put a dab of coloured nail varnish on the end of suspect needles and then it is easy to inspect them when the machine is empty . |
| 8 | The process does not require you to use Debug , as you suggest , and disk canning programs are unlikely to identify these problems if they only manifest themselves when the machine is cold . |
| 9 | When the gearbox is cold the pump will not circulate thick oil and premature failure of bearings etc. will result . |
| 10 | In most cases with a vertical view the effect of the solar azimuth is greater at low solar angles and when the canopy is rough . |
| 11 | This process is repeated for every pixel in the image so that , when the operation is complete , each pixel is labelled ‘ W ’ , ‘ P ’ or ‘ G ’ ( in practice a numerical label would be used ) . |
| 12 | The lateral membrane and the central membrane are two variations of the pneumatic press , the principle being the same for both : the membrane is a long and large taste-free rubber balloon which inflates when the press is full , gently crushing the grapes against the inside of the horizontal cylinder which has channels and ducts . |
| 13 | Accordingly , where the landlord proves an intention to redevelop not immediately capable of implementation , the court will order the inclusion of a break-clause exercisable when the landlord is ready . |
| 14 | The court has two objects in mind : first to give the tenant security for as long as the holding is not required for development ; secondly to ensure that when the landlord is ready to proceed with the development , the development is not held up by rights possessed by the tenant ( National Car Parks v Paternoster Consortium [ 1990 ] 1 EGLR 99 ) . |
| 15 | The noise disappears when the clutch is depressed . |
| 16 | But farming comes first , so when the irrigation is on , the water 's off , and when the harvest is busy , mum 's not available to sweep the rooms . |
| 17 | Remove edging when the mortar is dry . |
| 18 | When a speaker takes the trouble to use a restrictive relative clause in a noun phrase equipped with a definite article but no attributive adjective , it will naturally be presumed that it is this clause which makes recognition possible ; there is no need for such an assumption when the clause is non-restrictive . |
| 19 | Beat in the coffee and when the mixture is creamy and light , add the bicarbonate of soda and the chopped walnuts . |
| 20 | A panda will eat meat if the opportunity arises , but it seems the attitude is not one of a hunter — the effort seems to great when the sun is warm and a cosy spot for a nap is just round the corner . |
| 21 | When the Sun is invisible ( obscured perhaps by a cloud , a landmark , or the horizon ) the bee 's whole Sun-centred system is discarded in favour of a backup system — a separate navigational subroutine — based on the patterns of polarised light generated in the sky by the scattering of sunlight . |
| 22 | It is certainly true that pigeons with bar magnets attached to their heads navigate incorrectly on overcast , but not on sunny , days ( Figure 4.9 ) ; which suggests both that pigeons have a magnetic sense , and that it may be used by pigeons as a back-up compass sense when the sun is invisible . |
| 23 | They use the sun , and perhaps the earth 's magnetic field when the sun is invisible , as a compass . |
| 24 | The only text was an introductory essay by Beat novelist Jack Kerouac , who wrote : ‘ The crazy feeling in America when the sun is hot on the streets and music comes out of a jukebox or a nearby funeral , that 's what Robert Frank has captured . ’ |
| 25 | It 's not a particularly quick job but the results are very worthwhile , especially if you do a lot of flying when the sun is low on the horizon . |
| 26 | Sir , — Do you have problems seeing at night , or when the sun is bright and low , or is your field of vision limited , or do you know someone with these problems ? |
| 27 | The upstairs dining room used by house guests in high season or when the hotel is busy , is used as a TV lounge during the day . |
| 28 | He has said , and subsequently confirmed , that he will step down shortly after March 27th , when the King is due to award him a medal . |
| 29 | Travellers began to describe the city as being like a ghost town : ‘ The city appears to be a desert when the King is absent , ’ wrote the French traveller Jean de Thevenot . |
| 30 | Hamlet is up against not just a man , but a king , he will have to strike when the king is unarmed , And he would also have to be able to explain his actions , and yet even his mother does not believe him , but only see him as mad |