Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children suffer most when Dad beats Mum |
| 2 | It is , however , the direct producers , not the capitalist class who usually suffer most when this occurs as , for example , the tin miners of Bolivia and the rest of the world found out when the London Metal Exchange terminated its tin contract in 1985 ( Crabtree , 1987 ) . |
| 3 | The old girl may have updated her image and cleaned up her act , but those eyebrows still crash together when she frowns . |
| 4 | I mean basically when we look at the range of council services , then you have to take decisions about the balance of spending between different priorities . |
| 5 | Actively to wish to give birth to a retarded baby , or to insist that one remain so when it might be otherwise , would be perverse and eccentric . |
| 6 | Friendships develop only when there is adequate exploration to know each other . |
| 7 | — some word senses appear only when used in particular idioms or collocations ; Intersections — e.g. if ’ conduct ’ and ’ violin ’ appear together , this would suggest a different sense of ’ conduct ’ than if it appeared with ’ wire ’ ; |
| 8 | Sleep only when we 're safe . ’ |
| 9 | In the absence of herbivores ( fish and urchins among them ) , the palatable species grow less when epiphytic , though the less palatable are little retarded . |
| 10 | You say away when you mean come here . |
| 11 | The sparrows fly away when a marauding pussy appears on the scene . |
| 12 | In practice those doubts melt away when you realize just what drugs we had in mind . |
| 13 | Some appear automatically when you begin a certain task ( the Chart toolbar appears when you start work on a graph ) and others live under the Options toolbar in the menu . |
| 14 | As lighter shades of tesserae appear nearer when viewed from a distance , so do larger tesserae ; conversely , small tesserae appear more distant , as do darker shades . |
| 15 | They grow fast when transferred into trays or pots in the conservatory , greenhouse , cold frame or on a window ledge , prior to setting out in the garden a week or two later . |
| 16 | As people can see throughout the country , the reality is that Labour authorities leave houses empty even when people are in need of them . |
| 17 | ‘ But players never say never when there is still something to fight for . |
| 18 | people to talk to , encourage teachers and criticise constructively when required |
| 19 | Er no I mean normally when most organizations when they call members together for a seminar , or a training course provide subsistence for lunch and we usually have tea and coffee do n't we ? |
| 20 | I mean just when you think about it they they were actually following estate agents when they went out to value a property . |
| 21 | The latter relax annoyingly when not in use and tend to slide out of place . |
| 22 | ‘ Also I am accustomed to courtesy and react badly when it is not present . |
| 23 | I speak personally when I say that for me the Eucharist represents God 's powerful declaration that I am ‘ ransomed , healed , restored and forgiven ’ . |
| 24 | I am the TCCB 's lackey , and I act only when they order me . ’ |
| 25 | He tells me , ‘ I conduct only when I am hungry . ’ |
| 26 | Speak only when spoken to . |
| 27 | For example , if the pupil maintains his or her definition of the classroom as threatening and hostile , he or she may say little and speak only when spoken to . |
| 28 | Sally-Anne 's own preserve was the kitchen , where she ate either at the kitchen table , or , when that was full , at a small card table which was folded up and put away when she had finished . |
| 29 | They attempt shorter distances when conditions are unfavourable and walk further when surroundings have been made visually attractive by art work , shop windows and the like . |
| 30 | Wait even when from afar no letters come to you |