Example sentences of "[adj] when it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're right , ’ Carolyn said , ‘ but — I know it 's corny — but it is different when it 's your own . |
| 2 | I like to wear a lightweight windproof while travelling and trekking , only resorting to a waterproof when it is really wet . |
| 3 | In an age when much more business is project-oriented when it is increasingly a case of throw it at the wall and see what sticks ( perhaps in the public sector they really wish they did n't have to be so careful with the dosh and could similarly try things out more just to see what might work ) , the role of the chief exec is to empower the team and keep informed of progress ( half a side of A4 and no hyperbole please ) . |
| 4 | Sometimes people assume that the meaning of a pronoun is clear when it is not . |
| 5 | And it is often at its most powerful and poetic when it is simple and direct — indeed , excessive complexity takes away from its effectiveness . |
| 6 | Morgan Klein ( 1985 ) , in her study of Scottish youth in residential care , concluded from her interviews with young people that they do want help , are often puzzled when communication fails to occur , and are bereft when it is abandoned . |
| 7 | There is also a suggestion that the Council of Ministers meet in public when it is acting as a legislative body , a suggestion which some parliamentarians first attribute to Mr Tony Benn in his days as Energy Secretary . |
| 8 | So I I think you get bored with some of this when it 's easy you 're looking at that and you think , Oh I can do this just put a W in front of tr . |
| 9 | And then it 's not spelt the same way as this when it 's on a boat |
| 10 | That 's always the worse thing is n't it whe the the most annoying this when it 's harmless fun . |
| 11 | I was gon na get this when it 's chilly . |
| 12 | The effect of this when it is accepted is very far reaching because the more an idea is tested the more it is validated and criticism becomes not a threat but an opportunity to strengthen the idea ; and what is more important scientists cease to have the same proprietorial attitude towards in idea . |
| 13 | There can be no good reason to object to this when it is recognised that efficiency incorporates personal factors such as safety , health and quality of working life as well as system factors such as productivity and quality of work . |
| 14 | The title ‘ Futility ’ has a double meaning : at first , the futility of the attempts to rouse the soldier and in the latter half , the futility of all the complexity of the earth and the effort put into achieving this when it is just destroyed . |
| 15 | Conversely , to state the law as doubtful when it is not doubtful will also be penalised in marks . |
| 16 | To have one standing in the corner of every room in the house is a tremendous help to an old person who can not bend ; although , of course , one will suffice , as it can be carried from one room to another when it is needed . |
| 17 | Such action becomes particularly distasteful when it is carried out by elected representatives . |
| 18 | To fight damp when it is constantly present means laying out vast sums of money on coal or coke , which become more expensive because small quantities have to be purchased for want of ready money to meet large bills . |
| 19 | This view appears disarmingly general but widely acceptable when it is stated as the idea that any economy has to be seen as only one part of a structured world system . |
| 20 | Well to be quite honest when it 's when it 's I 'll give one point for the character 's name |
| 21 | In the chasse , messieurs , mesdames , the beast is at its most dangerous when it is cornered . |
| 22 | This is saying that power becomes dangerous when it is not used with mercy — in other words , when a ruler becomes merciless . |
| 23 | This is somewhat ironic when it is realized that local government has substantial resources that can not be used because of centrally-imposed prescriptions . |
| 24 | The press , as well as performing its role as the watchdog , must not be coy when it is called upon to turn the critical eye on itself . |
| 25 | The press , as well as performing its role as the watchdog , must not be coy when it is called upon to turn the critical eye on itself . |
| 26 | Erm it may be erm er worth , in that , in that context , saying something about erm to get a contrast effect between y'know sort of how people would feel if they saw a man and a woman kissing in public and they may be perfectly alright about that but they may er feel particularly disgusted when it 's sort of two men or two women . |
| 27 | Well you wo n't so much when it 's dried . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm extremely nervous , ’ she says , ‘ I 'll be relieved when it 's all over . ’ |
| 29 | It is a largish wasp , it is er in size between the common wasp and the hornet , and er so it 's fairly visible when it is around , but it does n't er normally nest in buildings , it nests in , in low trees and , and shrubs and bushes . |
| 30 | She was wrong but it 's easy when it 's everywhere like it is there . |