Example sentences of "[adv] when it [be] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 For a moment or two Billy was too relieved even to ask what he was doing in the house , or how he 'd managed to get in when it was all locked up .
2 Incidentally , the ability to respond visually to very slow movements fits in well , for the semi-circular canals fail to respond to slow rotations , so the visual mechanism takes over just when it is most needed , when the inertial mechanism fails .
3 ‘ If the companies all draw from the same research and technology base , we may inhibit technical and product innovation , just when it is most needed ’ , Albert Sobey , an industry consultant from Michigan , told the subcommittee .
4 The frowners fear that the ideal of European union will fade just when it is usefully poised to temper the return of nationalism to Europe in general and Germany in particular .
5 They are attracted to a warm , soft area of wall and floor large enough for them all to lie in , and they find it more quickly when it is brightly lit .
6 At this point I feel bound to say that the nickel-cadmium re-chargeable batteries are not environment friendly , and when you buy a cordless product it is your responsibility to dispose of it carefully when it is fully spent .
7 three-minute noise globule which sold out instantly when it was originally released , following extensive Peel play
8 now when it 's finally approved the highway and transportation from it will be corporated as a specific service provision within the name Suffolk .
9 Radiography can reveal the original construction of an object even when it is so corroded that no external evidence is left .
10 But a reply from Darlington Borough Council said : ‘ We can not offer a guaranteed cure for condensation particularly when it is often caused by a tenant 's lifestyle . ’
11 The litigation involving the late ex-President Marcos of the Philippines [ see pp. 36428 ; 36893 ] suggested that such immunity did not apply to a former head of state particularly when it was specifically waived by the country from whence he had been deposed .
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