Example sentences of "good when [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband always maintains that white wine tastes better when drunk outside — by which he actually means that if he is in the open air he is relaxed and therefore more capable of enjoying anything . |
| 2 | Would we , for example , expect adaptors to feel better when working on projects in the Q4 area , and innovators in the Q1 area ( Kirton , 1976 ) ? |
| 3 | He contends that these seem to be the only things which are really very good when imagined in isolation . |
| 4 | Although Exell 's reminiscences are coloured by the fact that he was an active Communist and trade unionist , they can not hide the fact that the pay in the new industries was generally good when compared with the majority of the working classes — and very high in periods of prosperity . |
| 5 | Tomato jam is particularly good when eaten in the French way , as a sweet , with fresh cream cheese or plain pouring cream . |
| 6 | On the one hand , many pagan religious and philosophical moralists frowned on sexual activity as carnal and obstructive to the higher aspirations of the soul ; yet the reproductive impulse ensures the survival of human society and its exercise must be good when directed to procreation rather than pleasure . |
| 7 | The same approach holds good when planning to use drama as part of a topic . |
| 8 | Our accident record is good when judged against that of virtually every other country , and certainly against that of easily comparable European countries . |
| 9 | Make a few test recordings before you start the session in earnest in order to get used to the set-up and to check that the wording sounds as good when spoken as it looks on the page . |
| 10 | Yet Nature , on to whom we pitch responsibility for all we can not understand , is n't very good when set to automatic . |
| 11 | Yeah that was really good when stand up there |
| 12 | We are at our best when discussing census and survey documents . |
| 13 | But more enervating diseases took their toll , and a man with the malaria shakes every afternoon is not at his best when aiming a rifle . |
| 14 | Impatient with committee work , he was at his best when exploring new paths and communicating his enthusiasms to others . |
| 15 | He was at his best when reacting promptly and powerfully to every threat , how had he let himself be hemmed in thus by forms and processes and the operations of incompetent deputies ? |
| 16 | Congress is not at its best when trying to reconcile the special interests that flock round energy bills . |
| 17 | They are a fine , dedicated force of men , at their best when controlling crowds and/or breaking-up gang battles ; at their worst when ( no doubt under orders ) protecting fascists on the march . |
| 18 | The Kempton feature is also the target for Martin Pipe 's Granville Again , who was well below his best when beaten by Morley Street in a muddling race at Cheltenham last month . |
| 19 | Pressed flowers are at their best when kept inside books , and retain their colour for many years . |
| 20 | The exception is David Marquand 's splendid biography of Ramsay MacDonald , which is at its best when dealing with 1931 . |
| 21 | These are seen to belong to one particular country and are at their best when performed by dancers from that country . |
| 22 | Both are at their best when bought in large pieces and chopped just before use , either for decoration or in cakes . |
| 23 | It will come as no surprise to the Minister to hear that we have always taken the view that safety representatives are at their best when backed by a trade union , of whose resources and training they are able to take advantage . |
| 24 | Of course , he 'd given up medicine to pursue comedy , but he was absolutely at his best when caring for others . |
| 25 | Mr Kinnock was at his best when going easier on the general outrage , and harder on the specific details of the operation . |
| 26 | Kelburne , winners of the title for the past three years are always at their best when forced into a tight corner and so on this occasion Magee was the man responsible for getting them out of jail . |
| 27 | Parker , a defender of genuine quality , is at his best when playing sweeper . |
| 28 | However , Derek was actually seen at his best when playing in the ‘ sweeper 's ’ role , which grew to prominence while he was at the Palace , or when lining up at centre-half alongside Ian Evans in Palace 's run to the FA Cup semi-final in 1976 . |
| 29 | By contrast , the films made to exploit the vitality , comic talent and phenomenal singing voice of Grace Fields are at their best when set not against a showbusiness background , but in the midst of depressed working-class communities where Fields stands as a beacon of cheerfulness and hope . |