Example sentences of "especially when it [is] " in BNC.

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1 I always notice what people are wearing , I think it 's fascinating ; I 'm good at appreciating what kind of look someone has aimed for , especially when it 's obvious she 's put a lot of time and effort into it .
2 ‘ It 's an honour to get something like this , especially when it 's a complete surprise , ’ says Joan , from Hambleton , near Selby , North Yorkshire .
3 Floating down such a treacherous waterway in a barrel is n't my idea of fun , especially when it 's full of watersnakes , ducks , cannon-wielding dragons and all manner of flotsam and jetsam conspiring to sink his fragile craft .
4 Though she has every confidence in the Trust , and particularly in John Sales , the Trust 's Chief Gardens Adviser , it is no easy thing to relinquish control of your life 's work — especially when it 's situated right under your nose .
5 On the other hand , I am a girl who likes a bit of old-fashioned interest taken in her , and I do get cheesed when I have to take second place , especially when it 's to a dead widow of seventy-odd … ’
6 Especially when it 's cold weather . ’
7 But against the sky , especially when it 's beginning to get dark …
8 She 's well used to aiming right on the mark in her work , but admits she needs a little more practice when it comes to a dart board , especially when it 's in front of an audience of millions on Bullseye .
9 Especially when it 's that foggy .
10 Yeah , especially when it 's cold and dark you do n't want it , you can have an extra half hour in bed , .
11 Yeah , especially when it 's their own little girl
12 Especially when it 's like this , now they go outside and it 's
13 And especially when it 's on the cor
14 Do n't like two of you coming home on the bus but , especially when it 's cold and horrible !
15 He was one of those people who are instantly popular , and I felt sure he must know and relish his power over others , the power that only exceptional physical beauty can give , especially when it is allied with intelligence and strong animal magnetism .
16 That scepticism about language - especially when it is divorced from the purposes of daily life — has become a hallmark of much contemporary thought .
17 People who have infected sores , such as boils or styes , or who have diarrhoeal conditions , should not prepare food , especially when it is to be distributed to large numbers .
18 Where an odour has multi-sources this problem is exacerbated especially when it is created by two or more chemicals coming together neither of which individually amount to a nuisance .
19 It is best controlled by dusting the green parts of the vine , especially when it is hot , with finely powdered sulphur .
20 As is often the case , science has simply caught up with the hobbyist on this point , as synspilum is quite obviously different from melanurum , and from other Theraps , when you see one swimming round your tank , especially when it is an adult in full colour .
21 Yet progress comes to every backwater , especially when it is on television .
22 Strains in glass — as in most other transparent solids — become visible in polarized light and sunlight is partially polarized especially when it is reflected from non-metallic surfaces such as a road or the paintwork of a car .
23 I am troubled by the rush of young researchers attempting to prove that females are not inferior to males in such-and-such an ability or such-and-such a trait , especially when it is by no means clear what difference it makes .
24 There is the special delight Britons have in gossip , especially when it is hinted that politics are spiced with sex .
25 The Council was clearly implying that ( as Newman saw ) Scripture itself works sacramentally , especially when it is made actual by effective reading and preaching in the liturgy .
26 Given the difficulties involved in this kind of work , especially when it is based on ‘ official ’ data ( see Chapter 3 ) , this may seem rather dubious .
27 Finally , fast motion can , after all , express speed , especially when it is used subjectively , as in so many car chases — the one in The French Connection , 1971 , is a better example than most , and includes similar speeded-up shots of the subway/elevated railway .
28 But more than one such mention , or a too heavily insisted on mention , especially when it is plain that it is not contributing to the whole , simply draws attention to the fact that you are producing fiction .
29 We bring these habits to video too — especially when it is treated as a substitute TV .
30 In February 1980 the Afghan Foreign Minister argued that ‘ the presence of foreign troops in a country , especially when it is requested by that country , is basically not against the principles of non-alignment ’ .
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