Example sentences of "when [noun] come into " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Nicandra came into the morning room , the air was stilled for a moment . |
| 2 | The voices grew even lower , then , when money came into the question . |
| 3 | He said that he was competing with Windows 3 because ‘ when monopolies come into play , innovation slows down . ’ |
| 4 | Just as teacher secondment is most successful when teachers go out with a specific purpose in mind , so employer secondment works best when employers come into school with a particular task to perform . |
| 5 | He stood up when Alexandra came into the bar , held out his hand , smiled , showing beautiful teeth . |
| 6 | She had just finished her breakfast of dripping and bread and a piece of cold bacon when Ben came into the room . |
| 7 | She was ready to go downstairs to the kitchen when Ellen came into the room . |
| 8 | She was still going full pelt when Parkwood came into view . |
| 9 | The two were poring over them when Simon came into the room . |
| 10 | When tapes come into me I have a listen to the beginning and end of them all to sort of see what sort of quality they are |
| 11 | Telling the truth was recognized as desirable , but when truth came into conflict with a more important value , such as justice , it could easily be discarded . |
| 12 | The next morning Seb was sitting in the kitchen minus his boot and sock when Carrie came into the house . |
| 13 | But when Daddy came into the garage ten minutes later he exclaimed sharply : ‘ Where 's Miss Clinton 's car ? ’ |
| 14 | When conscription came into force , Unionists pressed for the disfranchisement of conscientious objectors , more because it would be a sign of civic excommunication than because their numbers were significant . |
| 15 | When things go wrong , when families come into conflict , people start talking about my rights ! |
| 16 | When Ron came into Joe 's room , his white shirt was ripped and bloody , and there was blood dripping from his mouth . |
| 17 | When Yugoslavia came into existence in 1918 it was called the Kingdom of the Serbs , Croats , and Slovenes . |
| 18 | The snow sparkled in the sunshine outside the window and nobody really minded much when people came into the room and said ‘ Happy Christmas ’ . |
| 19 | . . And er this was one of things that my old boss , when people came into name their children , he said Now remember , these initials will go on case , perhaps , one day , and you do n't want S A P , or something like that . |
| 20 | And when Anne came into the Green Gables kitchen , Marilla said , ‘ You look very happy , Anne . |
| 21 | When man comes into this cycle , he brings with him the possibility of radical changes which can completely upset the natural balance . |
| 22 | He finds the surge of earth more beautiful than the sea because it waits for man to inhabit it , when man comes into his own and finds his true home . |
| 23 | When Geoff came into the staff room on the alcohol problems unit I assumed he had come to the wrong ward . |
| 24 | When children come into a strange house they are often a little shy , so give them a warm welcome . |
| 25 | The albino was standing behind where he was sitting , studying the bank of screens , when Peskova came into the room . |
| 26 | But she was reassured when Ianthe came into the room , and her observant eye took in every detail of Ianthe 's ladylike but hardly fashionable appearance-the hair smooth and neat , gathered into a little roll at the back — the dress of a rather uninteresting shade of blue , with the skirt a good two inches too long by Penelope 's standards — the stockings with seams , and the shoes with sensible heels and rounded toes . |
| 27 | Maggie was sitting reading a magazine when Laura came into the kitchen having just got the twins off to sleep . |
| 28 | Alan was having his breakfast when Carolyn came into the kitchen in her dressing gown . |
| 29 | She had not looked up when Nick came into the garden . |