Example sentences of "when it [be] not [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I know but it even when it 's not foggy here it 's foggy at East Leek .
2 which takes 522 pages to outline for the novice how to modify behaviour and when it 's not likely to work perfectly .
3 ‘ Also I am accustomed to courtesy and react badly when it is not present .
4 If you pay SSP when it is not due , you will have to make good any mistake .
5 The other dates when it is not available are 6th — 7th March and Easter weekend 9th — 11th April .
6 The making of notes should be avoided when it is not necessary .
7 ‘ to fall within the principle , not only ( 1 ) must there be a necessity to act when it is not practicable to communicate with the assisted person , but also ( 2 ) the action taken must be such as a reasonable person would in all the circumstances take , acting in the best interests of the assisted person .
8 Inevitably there are times and places when it is not possible to have a proper discussion on AIDS .
9 Naturally , there are occasions when it is not possible for the carrier to deliver the goods .
10 This technique is not always as effective as division , but does achieve a nearly random distribution , and so is useful when it is not possible to exploit any existing order in the key sequence .
11 These forms of repetitive and obsessive behaviour become so ingrained in the horse , that they become part of the horse 's ordinary behaviour even when it is not bored .
12 Yet , as Mary Ainsworth ( 1969 ) points out in relation to the concept of attachment between mother and child ( monkeys included ) , a mental or physiological condition can be said to be present even when it is not visible in behaviour .
13 Overtaking the car in front when it is not safe to do so and then cutting in front .
14 Pulling out of side roads when it is not safe to do so .
15 Conversely , to state the law as doubtful when it is not doubtful will also be penalised in marks .
16 As breastfeeding is often difficult enough for women to manage , please do not further discourage other women from breastfeeding when it is not this factor which is mainly responsible for the loss of shape .
17 It is very important to go to the mikva on time , and the woman who puts herself out and goes to the mikva even when it is not convenient to go , is commended by the rabbis in Jewish literature .
18 If British Rail is under pressure to increase the frequency of its service , there is a case for a coordinated transport system operating bus and rail services , If there is a need for transport when it is not convenient to run rail services , or if only a certain number of trains can run on a line because goods trains and passenger services can not operate at the same time — although perhaps British Rail should be more innovative in its mix of passenger and freight services perhaps it is a good idea for British Rail and the bus services — as they are today , not as they will be affected by the Bill — to get together .
19 A common problem with co-referential items like pronouns and demonstratives arises when it is not clear what they refer to : Sir William Lucas is " in earnest contemplation of the greatness before him " and his daughter Maria " frightened almost out of her senses " when they meet Lady Catherine at Rosings , which expresses their simplicity and nature to be easily impressed by grandeur and presentation .
20 If we pretend there can be law when it is not clear what the law is , we will lose sight of the intimate connection between law and fair warning , and our politics will be less just in the future .
21 He overlooks the role of reading when direct experience is not possible and when it is not desirable .
22 Only when it was not possible to squeeze another inch from the land do they stop , allowing the coarse heather to take hold on the steep cliffs .
23 We used enemas when it was not possible to utilise the enteral lavage .
24 When it was not appropriate to have it last week , my hon. Friend the Member for Leicestershire , North-West ( Mr. Ashby ) made the facility available this evening .
25 The Teutonic Knights had indeed penetrated eastwards , but their influence , when it was not military , had been to spread a lifestyle and set of material , cultural and linguistic bearings rather than set in motion the bodily removal and resettlement of vast numbers of Germans .
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