Example sentences of "when [noun] are [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maureen showed me how to insert food down their throats to force-feed them , because when birds are in shock like this they just wo n't eat . |
| 2 | The proposal must also contain details of the debtor 's assets and liabilities ; the duration of the arrangement ; and when distributions are to be made to creditors , with estimates of amounts . |
| 3 | Other insurers , however , have put a much higher loading on ageing drivers because of evidence which suggests that the risk of accident increases when drivers are in their 60s and over and fail to realise that their faculties are diminishing . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't you know that you caught me at an age when Taureans are at their most vulnerable ? |
| 5 | A breeze cuts across from the river , bringing that faint Thames aroma that floats up only when cars are off the road . |
| 6 | There , when animals are on the move , there is little social structure , merely a mass of advancing animals . |
| 7 | The historian , perhaps , can do little more than echo Disraeli 's pregnant remark in Sybil , Book IV , Chapter I : ‘ when parties are in the present state of equality , the Sovereign is no longer a mere pageant . ’ |
| 8 | Always advisable when books are to be stored . |
| 9 | A trie index is particularly useful when keys are of varying sizes , and the path of a search at any point of the tree depends on a part of the key rather than its full value . |
| 10 | Naturally , when Conservatives are in office , the opportunities for meetings between backbenchers and party leaders are more restricted . |
| 11 | The effects of ( b ) arise when barriers are of such a high level as to prevent any entry into the market . |
| 12 | It does piss you off admittedly when scum are on so much , and I 've a sneaking feeling that Leeds have still not been forgiven in some parts of the press for being close enough to sneak the title when scum fucked up ( due to Fuckerson 's crap team selection ) . |
| 13 | Coastal Refraction alters the bearings , particularly when bearings are at an oblique angle to the coastline . |
| 14 | Very often when individuals are under stress the very activities that they should endeavour to keep in their weekly timetable get squeezed out or avoided . |
| 15 | When participants are of equal status , they must both bow the same way and begin and end the bow at the same time . |
| 16 | Transplant young plants to their final rows in Sep/Oct , when plants are at the four leaf stage . |
| 17 | Open the cloche sides on sunny days and when plants are in flower to encourage bees . |
| 18 | Our workplaces kill campaign says that safety reps should have the right to stop the job when workers are in serious danger and where employers refuse to act . |
| 19 | When goods are on board ship , the indorsement and delivery of the bill of lading ( which is an acknowledgement of receipt of the goods given by the master of the ship ) transfers the ownership . |
| 20 | Now although there will obviously be occasions when this belief is warranted , when learners are of an age , for example , at which they would not have the capacity or disposition for analytic self-reflection , there seems no good reason for supposing that the belief is universally valid . |
| 21 | Most take place at high points in the stockmarket cycle , when investors are at their most bullish . |
| 22 | When things are on the up and the lodestar of a transformatory politics shines bright , so too does ‘ the avant-garde project of overcoming the separation of art and life ’ ( p. 171 ) . |
| 23 | MOUTH Voiceover : The thing I love about humans is their ability to do things previously considered impossible , when things are at their very worst . |
| 24 | Imagine how good it would feel to harness that power and use it when things are at their very best . |
| 25 | In our particular ministry in St Louis Missouri we are trying to use the vast technology that 's available to us in linking up with other organizations such as Catholic charities , Salvation Army and others , so that when persons are in need of help they can go to one organization and tell their story and they do n't have to keep going from place to place telling their story over and over and we 're beginning to look toward the use of computers and what they are capable of doing in order to help resources stretch . |
| 26 | When siblings are in conflict they need consistent and caring control plus help in recognizing each other 's needs and feelings . |
| 27 | When gannets are on the ground , you ca n't miss the yellowy orange band of colour on the top of their heads which reaches down the back of their necks , and the unusual blue-grey hue of the beaks and feet . |
| 28 | Predation varies in its effects : when populations are at their peak , only about 5 per cent of small mammals are predated , while this can increase up to 50–88 per cent of the standing crop at low population levels ( Pearson , 1964 ; Southern & Lowe , 1982 ) . |
| 29 | Very often when people are under stress these very important relaxing activities get squeezed out of the weekly timetable . |
| 30 | However , we can work fast when people are in a rush . ’ |