Example sentences of "was [vb pp] when it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Political practice was condemned when it went beyond this constitutional state of affairs . |
| 2 | Lee is typically miffed ; he liked playing the acoustic guitar , and the soft textures it gave off , but then he was beat when it came to playing lead breaks . |
| 3 | The research ship Solo was seized when it crossed into territorial waters . |
| 4 | The aircraft was lost when it crashed on a night overshoot on July 24 , 1957 . |
| 5 | A car was destroyed when it burst into flames on a busy interchange on the A19 yesterday . |
| 6 | Labour joy was multiplied when it fell to Keith Joseph , the Trade and Industry Secretary , to make the rescue statement . |