Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [verb] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems that public concern is mostly raised when the pollutant is easily observed and can be shown to be due to some organisation flouting the law . |
| 2 | It is mostly used when A is a " sparse " matrix , with elements dominated by the diagonal ; B-1 is then a reasonable approximation to R. If this is not the case , the method may not converge , or do so very slowly . |
| 3 | Just as any oppressed man is most enslaved when he becomes shameful in his own eyes , so the Christian is deepest in captivity when not only in his believing but in his doubting too he dances to the tune of his culture 's parody of his faith . |
| 4 | In a given solvent an equilibrium conformation is eventually achieved when the forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction in the molecule . |
| 5 | The contraction is eventually halted when the subatomic particles enter a ‘ degenerate ’ state in which the space available for each particle hits a lower limit set by quantum mechanics . |
| 6 | He is bitterly humiliated when he is beaten in a fist-battle with Thomas Fox , arranged by the captain as the climax to a day of races and contests organised to keep the hands occupied while the ship is becalmed . |
| 7 | And years ago I used to have sciatica , round the nerve and but it 's only happens when I sit and then the last thing so I went to the doctors the other day and what they do , they see us around bash on , on the knee on the nerve and she said , all my muscles have gone ! |
| 8 | The combination of suggestion and statement is especially striking when the youth recalls the way the four had divided the treasure , on Brett 's insistence : |
| 9 | However , that disc distress is greatly increased when these workers find that their ex-bosses opens another business with another name , just over the road or in the same premises . |
| 10 | In the assessment of the nutritional status of preoperative patients , the predictive validity of the serum albumin concentration ( with its half-life=19 days ) is greatly enhanced when combined with a plasma protein with a short half-life , such as retinol binding protein ( half-life=2 days ) . |
| 11 | It produces some odd effects , however , for strict equivalence between postcranial and cranial elements is only reached when all the jaws are broken and the molars released . |
| 12 | Usually , the collective heading is only employed when the exact attribution of a particular item is uncertain . |
| 13 | So the important thing is that HIV is only transmitted when blood or cum goes from one body into another . |
| 14 | ‘ You see , ’ Colebrooke said , pointing up to the bell , ‘ this is only sounded when the Tower is under direct attack . |
| 15 | a specially coded hyphen which is only displayed when formatting of the hyphenated word puts it at the end of a line . |
| 16 | One senses temperature so that the look is only heated when temperatures fall below freezing point . |
| 17 | The mainstream critics ' thankless task ( their privilege ) is only completed when every last cultural product is herded into this universal corral of taste where , to quote Bourdieu once more , ‘ the most classifying privilege has the privilege of appearing to be the most natural one ’ . |
| 18 | However , this confidence is only justified when the check is done systematically and correctly . |
| 19 | The causal theory could be telling us that a belief is only justified when caused ( directly or indirectly ) by the facts . |
| 20 | Angina occurs when the coronary arteries have become narrower very gradually and is only noticed when the heart has to work harder than usual . |
| 21 | It 's irritatingly easy to crash at first , as the pushscroll is only activated when you 're more than halfway across the screen , giving you little time to see and avoid hazards . |
| 22 | Antifreeze , the name of this trace heating tape , is controlled by pre-set thermostats , and is only activated when the temperature drops to near freezing , or below , making it economical and cost-effective . , . |
| 23 | However , trials have shown that the lowering of emissions is only achieved when a car is cruising . |
| 24 | An Award is only made when there is evidence that an innovation has achieved commercial success . |
| 25 | Consequently , the pattern of dividend payouts for firms which follow some target may resemble a ratchet effect which is only broken when the firm 's performance is bad for several consecutive periods . |
| 26 | An epidemic is only declared when the number of cases reaches more than 100 per 100,000 . |
| 27 | An epidemic is only declared when the number of cases reaches more than 100 per 100,000 . |
| 28 | The pungency of mustard is only realised when it is mixed with cold water ; salt , vinegar and hot water inhibit the flavour , producing a milder condiment . |
| 29 | So often the strength and meaning of a partnership is only revealed when one person is gravely ill or dies . |
| 30 | The adventures usually contain puzzles that have to be solved , cryptic advice , plays on words , red herrings , and some really useful information that is only revealed when you 've asked the computer the right question , correctly phrased . |