Example sentences of "[conj] when [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The body may also use its own lean tissue ( muscle ) as fuel when food intake is very low ( such as when a person is on a crash diet ) or when no food is taken at all . |
| 2 | It can only happen after a disastrous split in the majority party or when no party has a majority . |
| 3 | Therefore , high concentrations of soluble calcium can only exist at the relatively low pH of the proximal small intestine , or when no phosphate is present , as can be derived from the observed negative correlation between the logarithm of the solubility product of calcium phosphate and the pH of faecal water . |
| 4 | He grew up in the public spotlight , never free from prying eyes and press comment , never sure when a trusted friend would betray him , or when a casual remark to a stranger might blow up in his face . |
| 5 | One parent families may come about because of death , divorce or separation in a two parent family or the ending of cohabitation or when a single woman has a baby on her own . |
| 6 | One family tradition which is rigorously upheld is the big soul-food blow out which they all enjoy whenever Sheila returns from a tour , or when a TV project is over . |
| 7 | OR when a gate has swung back on a horse rapping its knees or trapping its foot . |
| 8 | It may be as fleeting as a look of acknowledgement when passing the patient 's bed ; or it may be less transient , for example helping the patient through the stages of accepting and coping with chronic illness ; or when a patient has a mental illness , it may be the major emphasis for most interactions . |
| 9 | The trouble usually arises when a theological theory is claimed to be a concrete principle ( a disease which also afflicts sociologists and psychologists ) or when a scientific theory is held to have disproved a religious statement . |
| 10 | Traditionally the practice has been to abandon old pits when it became uneconomic to go deeper , but to return to them when the price for clay improved or when a technical innovation made extraction cheaper . |
| 11 | Expectation is sometimes frustrated , as when an author tries something new or when a liberally-illustrated book turns out to be unexciting . |
| 12 | Management may be prepared to pay this higher cost when labour is scarce and has to be attracted from alternative employment , or when a union is making strong demands for a higher quality of working life . |
| 13 | He asks in one of his papers , ‘ The Place Where We Live ’ : ‘ What are we doing when we listen to a Beethoven symphony or when a child is playing ? ’ |
| 14 | All the relevant documents will then be appended to the same computer file , so that whenever a customer rings or when a job is actioned , all pertinent information is immediately to hand — for whoever needs it . |
| 15 | Consolidation needs can be met within an increasing number of ledger systems ( see suppliers panel ) , or when a variety of ledger systems are in use , with the aid of dedicated consolidation packages or EIS-type products . |
| 16 | when for any other reason whatever a Consignment can not be delivered or when a Consignment is held by the Carrier ‘ to await order ’ or ‘ to be kept till called for ’ or upon any like instructions and such instructions are not given or the Consignment is not called for and removed , within a reasonable time , then transit shall be deemed to end . |
| 17 | ‘ without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road ’ Means that reasonable consideration was not shown , e.g. where a pedestrian is splashed by a car going through an obviously large puddle which could have been avoided , where headlights are left on full beam , so as to become a potential or an actual hazard , or when a driver changes lanes without reasonable consideration for other road users . |
| 18 | When a certificate of insurance has expired or when a new insurance contract is being negotiated , insurance companies issue ‘ cover notes ’ which usually vary in length of validity from 15 days to 60 days . |
| 19 | It is now generally applied to those who have neglected themselves over a long period of time or when a person has become seriously ill but is refusing hospital admission . |
| 20 | It is not a test for AIDS , nor will it show whether or when a person will become ill . |
| 21 | The problem arises when a batch of recruits enter military service or when a large company takes on a new set of graduates . |
| 22 | On certain days , perhaps when there is a theatre list , or when a number of patients are being admitted from the waiting list , this may be very confusing . |
| 23 | In the previous section , it was argued that major contributions to the growth of scientific knowledge come about either when a bold conjecture is confirmed or when a cautious conjecture is falsified . |
| 24 | Those words apply , no doubt , to suspensions which are inflicted by way of punishment : as for instance when a member of the Bar is suspended from practice for six months , or when a solicitor is suspended from practice . |
| 25 | 353 ; or when a barrister member of the Inn wished to appeal against his expulsion from the Inn and consequent disbarment : Booreman 's Case ( 1642 ) March N.C. 177 ; Manisty v. Kenealy ( 1876 ) 24 W.R. 918 . |
| 26 | Herbs distributed about the garden mixed in with the general plantings will often supply that " surprise " quality that the old garden-landscape designers insisted on , as an aroma wafts through the air on a hot sunny day , or when a plant is brushed accidentally so that a spicy smell comes apparently out of nowhere . |
| 27 | However , in retrieving documents from a database holding the contents of a library , or when a request is based on meeting several different criteria , the situation is quite different . |
| 28 | One obvious consequence of this is smaller families , which means that there will be fewer potential carers when the present generation of parents reaches old age or when a sibling becomes disabled . |
| 29 | Available in blue , black and red ink , it can be used in all writing situations , but is especially effective when carbon copies are required or when a very clear , precision line is needed . |
| 30 | Some educational psychologists visit the schools in their area on a regular basis so that teachers know when they will be coming in and can discuss children they may be worried about ; others visit at the request of the school or when a child is formally referred to them . |