Example sentences of "when [pron] [noun] is [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reply could be : ‘ Yes , when my husband is n't using the car ’ or ‘ Yes , I go into the village on Mondays ’ or ‘ No , but I 'm taking my test next week ’ or ‘ No . |
| 2 | For example , since boys are well adapted to tasks which require strenuous physical activity , there is a danger , if this behaviour is overgeneralized , that they are encouraged to develop the appearance of strength even when its exercise is not needed . |
| 3 | In these experiments , the rats learn the new trick best at those times when they remember the old trick least well : it is as if a rat can learn a new trick more easily when its memory is not muddling it with the memory of the old trick . |
| 4 | In serious songs , when her voice is not working , there is not enough personal extraordinariness to make the lack seem unimportant . |
| 5 | His pronouncement that ‘ when your application is not done in two years its running at zero MIPS no matter what hardware is running on your desk ’ was greeted by cheers from the audience . |
| 6 | You can be a hot-shot driver and very quick and gutsy , but it does no one any good if all you can do when your car is n't performing is pull into the pits and say the car 's a pig . |