Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | Iceland says that when it resumes commercial whaling , as it intends to do , it will withdraw its objections to the cull grenade ban . |
| 3 | The Telegraph 's management believes that when it moved to Docklands , more than two years ago , it failed to modernise fully journalistic work practices , and did not realise how new technology could be used to reduce the number of editing jobs . |
| 4 | Water from different places varies because when it falls as rain , it comes into contact with different gases in the atmosphere and eventually different vegetation , soil and rocks . |
| 5 | LENNOX LEWIS and Frank Maloney are apparently the last two people this side of Jupiter to realise that when it comes to world heavyweight boxing titles , possession is 10 tenths of the law . |
| 6 | After about nine months , the baby starts to clamber out of the pouch and hop about at its mother 's side , though still returning when danger threatens or when it wants a drink of milk . |
| 7 | Local legend states that when it hears the church clock strike twelve it goes down to the River Avon to drink . |
| 8 | That 's X squared but when it 's differentiated cos you 've got ta go back into the bracket it comes out as that . |
| 9 | A recent national survey by a leading High Street chain store showed that when it comes to Merseystyle , it 's pinstripes for the day and the ‘ tarty ’ look at night . |
| 10 | A recent national survey by a leading High Street chain store showed that when it comes to female Merseystyle , it 's pinstripes for the day and the ‘ tarty ’ look at night . |
| 11 | Since it will not breed in this form , it has no sexual equipment ; since it has no cause to attract a mate , it needs no mechanisms to send out call-signals whether by sight , smell or sound , nor any sense organs to receive such messages ; and as its parents have gone to considerable trouble to ensure that when it hatches it is surrounded by the great quantities of the particular food it requires , it needs no wings . |
| 12 | I feel that this is a difficult poem to understand but when it has been read a few times the meaning becomes clear . |
| 13 | Nurse Motley said that when it appeared that Kayley was about to suffer another respiratory attack , she had administered oxygen while Allitt had opened the door and called for the cardiac arrest team . |
| 14 | Tests prove that when it comes to shielding skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays , Uvistat 's unique balance of filters gives superior protection . |