Example sentences of "but [adv] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trotsky ( 1971 ) suggested that fascist governments emerge not where class forces are ‘ balanced ’ , but rather when the bourgeoisie has already lost its battle with the working class ; only in these circumstances will capitalists concede a very high level of autonomy to a fascist political party or social movement which they can not control . |
| 2 | And he answered : You give but little when you give of your possessions . |
| 3 | But perhaps when you 're lying down on the floor and tied up by little people you can hardly see and do n't believe in , that 's not the best time to start communicating . |
| 4 | The ‘ B ’ model was often preferred to the ‘ D ’ because it was 5–6mph faster , not a vast difference , but enough when in combat . |
| 5 | It 's certainly absolutely dreadful and erm people complain when they come down and say , whatever 's happened to , it used to be such an attractive place , but obviously when the grass is knee high it does n't look very nice for anyone to see . |
| 6 | We also yes I must remind you that we have read the papers so I do n't necessarily want to go through it word by word line by line er but obviously when you want to make a point you will refer back to those papers but do n't you must assume that we have read them and that everybody else has read them . |
| 7 | Later , Mr Cregeen said : ‘ There were some people who were resigned to it , but obviously when people have a lot of involvement in something they are going to take news like this badly . ’ |
| 8 | But especially when they put them at the end of a sentence where they should be putting a full stop . |
| 9 | Now , the mere sight of the cake crumbs floating on the tea has no particular effect on him , but suddenly when he actually tastes them he gets a strange feeling of excitement , a feeling almost of elation . |
| 10 | But only when I really want to . |
| 11 | Fokine said that every ‘ phrase of his dance was a gesture ’ , and explained : ‘ Undoubtedly an arabesque has many meanings but only when it appears as an idealised gesture . |
| 12 | Praise was never given to an individual child but only when the entire class did well . |
| 13 | Sometimes I 'd come down to see people and do things , but only when I wanted to . |
| 14 | TSB Direct managing director Philip Haynes said an all-singing all-dancing banking service , like Midland 's First Direct , could follow — but only when he believed there was something ‘ demonstrably better ’ about a direct bank account compared with a traditional branch-based account . |
| 15 | The president , Cory Aquino , confirmed weeks of rumour on March 21st when she said that the ban on Mrs Marcos would be lifted so that she could go on trial in Manila , but only when the government had decided what to charge her with . |
| 16 | The weakness of this is that it fails to view the implications of the spending when it makes its impact but only when the spending actually takes place . |
| 17 | Reason has a role , but only when doing the work of faith . |
| 18 | The two and a quarter petrol engine on my Series III 1983 SWB has recently developed a noticeable ‘ tapping ’ noise , but only when running cold or under load , e.g. towing or climbing a hill . |
| 19 | The even grander Cape to Cairo dream came nearer to realization , but only when victorious British arms took the railway to Khartoum in 1899 , and the copper of Northern Rhodesia ( Zambia ) and the Belgian Congo ( Zaire ) lured it north from the Zambezi in the early years of this century . |
| 20 | In contrast to the administrative procedures operating before 1986 , the Act authorizes warrants to be granted for preventing as well as detecting crime , thereby compromising the important question of principle identified by Dicey that ‘ preventive measures are inconsistent with the pervading principle of English law , that men are to be interfered with or punished , not because they may or will break the law , but only when they have committed some definite assignable legal offence ’ ( Dicey , 1959 : 249 ) . |
| 21 | Very young babies show rage , turning scarlet in the face and screaming , but only when they become toddlers can they hit out at whoever is preventing them from doing what they want . |
| 22 | They were contained in the liquid membrane ready to attach themselves to a copper ion but only when it had been reduced to Cu + . |
| 23 | We can draw anything in the world if we know what it looks like , but only when drawing a human being can we truly say we know what it feels like . |
| 24 | There are times when the word unbelief is used to describe the doubts of those who are definitely believers but only when they are at a stage of doubting which is rationally inexcusable and well on the way to becoming fullgrown unbelief . |
| 25 | It was not unknown in Nigeria for emirs to be removed from office by the British , but only when they committed crimes which brought discredit upon the administration , never for mere recalcitrance . |
| 26 | I propose to add some living rock , but only when the filters are fully matured . |
| 27 | But only when you were n't likely to need me , of course . ’ |
| 28 | But only when Di ana was away . |
| 29 | Until then , bear in mind the spirit of the law : use reasonable force to defend yourself , but only when you must . |
| 30 | Other kids called Tom a gipsy , but only when they were out of his reach ! |