Example sentences of "when it [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Water splashes from a faucet into a jerrican , and when it fills the boy sluggishly replaces it from a line of empty ones . |
| 2 | When it saw the three figures it stopped , then , perhaps with memories of puppy-walkers , still with a broken leather couple round its neck , it approached the man whimpering softly , its tail waving . |
| 3 | On she walked , quarter of a mile , half a mile , watching the sun begin to set and knowing that when it touched the horizon she might see the horse coming and Ferdinando waving and maybe , if he was not slumped asleep in the saddle in front of his father , maybe another small hand too . |
| 4 | Blood dripped from his sword , smoking when it touched the scorched earth . |
| 5 | The stone they used to build Aberdeen may be built for endurance rather than seduction , but when it catches the sun it offers a lively spirit as well as a safe haven . |
| 6 | A BRITISH seaside resort 's Rotary club found itself way out of its depth when it extended the hand of friendship to a visiting Russian delegation . |
| 7 | Surrey , for example , was described as ‘ not sufficiently generous ’ when it raised the income scale to allow for the rise in wages to match the cost of living . |
| 8 | But it did not , at any rate for the peasantry , which on the whole refused to turn itself into a flourishing class of commercial farmers even when it had the chance to do so . |
| 9 | when it said the bottles had stuck to the blood on the carpet ? |
| 10 | It will be when it suits the MOI , Charity 's lot . ’ |
| 11 | Each of these industries on the continent of Europe is to a greater or lesser extent owned or controlled by the state , and when it suits the authorities to do so , is heavily subsidised . |
| 12 | The New Religious Right in North America eschew humanism when it threatens the fundamental truths of God 's revelation of himself in the sacred scriptures ( at least as they understand them ) . |
| 13 | When it threatens the conduct of science and the spirit of democracy it should be curbed . |
| 14 | ‘ The only result is that a large heron discovered that when it activated the floodlight it enabled him/her to decimate my expensive collection of koi carp , brazenly standing in the middle of the pool at 10.30pm . ’ |
| 15 | There can be no sense in the DTI 's refusal to publish the House of Fraser report on the grounds that it might prejudice a Serious Fraud Office inquiry when it took the opposite course over Blue Arrow . |
| 16 | The working was booked to stop at Colwyn Bay , Llandudno Junction and Llandudno , and worked from block to block until Muspratt 's Sidings when it took the Down Fast line and having got clear signals , proceeded to try to make up time . |
| 17 | The latest sell-offs are in line the promises made by TI when it took the group over last year . |
| 18 | A typewritten statement in Arabic delivered to a Western news agency in west Beirut said that the ‘ soldiers of justice ’ — a name previously used by Abu Nidal 's organisation when it kidnapped the Belgian doctor , Jan Cools , in southern Lebanon last year — had ‘ executed the death sentence ’ against Dr Wybran , adding that this was done to encourage the Palestinian intifada uprising against Israeli rule in the West Bank and Gaza strip . |
| 19 | The Fohn is the name given to the south wind from the Mediterranean which , when it meets the Alps , precipitates much moisture on the southern aspects and brings dry warmth to areas immediately to the north of the Alps . |
| 20 | When it aids the excitation field , the entry into saturation occurs slightly earlier and the departure from saturation occurs slightly later than would be the case . |
| 21 | Local legend states that when it hears the church clock strike twelve it goes down to the River Avon to drink . |
| 22 | Worth trying if you like nasturtiums but find the vigorous foliage a frustration when it hides the flowers . |
| 23 | LIFESPAN will always fill in the other field with the correct information later when it retrieves the details for that item . |
| 24 | The series originated from various communities and when it reached the west coast I had to provide the script for a new show every seven days for ten weeks . |
| 25 | A crack the size of the Grand Canyon streaked up the drive , stopping only when it reached the garage doors . |
| 26 | The fear got worse and when it reached the stage where five brandies were required to get me on stage , I had to stop and take stock of myself I had no desire to inflict an alcoholic parent on MY children . |
| 27 | Indeed his sanguine response to his discovery lent colour to the story when it reached the evening news , and assured it of greater coverage than it might otherwise have merited , that focus in turn bringing a penetrating eye to bear on the identity of the dead man . |
| 28 | When it reached the more sober atmosphere of the Upper House , the clause was decisively rejected , again on a free vote ( except for the Government Front Bench ) , by a majority of 153 ( 181 votes to 28 ) , despite a powerful plea in its support by Viscount Templewood , who , as Sir Samuel Hoare , had been the Home Secretary so enthused about pre-war prison reform . |
| 29 | As a matter of fact I heard it stop when it reached the house . ’ |
| 30 | When it reached the twelfth , Benjamin and I dressed in boots and cloaks , put on our sword belts and quietly left . |