Example sentences of "[noun] to be when " in BNC.
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| 1 | First day of three : Durham are 119–0 in their first innings against Oxford University BROWNING was probably right in suggesting that England is the place to be when April comes — but not as far as cricketers are concerned . |
| 2 | Not that this should put off the more cautious or less experienced , because although the Mournes are no place to be when the mist is thick and low , the famous Mourne Wall is never far away and provides an excellent point of reference . |
| 3 | Enough for me to know that this house was not a good place to be when he was alive , not good for either of you . |
| 4 | Brentford had a player sent off but no excuse for the second goal … the fans are angry … they 've every right to be when you see a team give away goals like this … |
| 5 | I realise now that this is how I wanted things to be when I was a small girl and came home from school . |
| 6 | Ashton described the innocence , piety and wonder of the Bride at the event to be when he created the exquisitely detailed hand movements in The Wise Virgins , as he did for La Péri and Madame Chrysanthème . |
| 7 | The realities of being in a situation where you ca n't choose your employment , which is an awful way to be when you do n't have any skills and you have to take whatever is dished out … there 's nothing worse than having to take what 's available . |
| 8 | later that day , looking in the Pennine Alps Central guidebook we saw it was n't technically hard [ PD7plusmn ; ( about V Diff ) ] but was committing , a long way from base and a bad spot to be when the weather breaks . |