Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] when it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hsiang p'ien tastes awful when it 's cold . ’ |
| 2 | It looks great when it 's down or in a simple self-knotted style . |
| 3 | Points to remember are : a wide joint looks wider when it is filled , and a narrow joint is harder to fill . |
| 4 | We have already seen how authority within companies is deemed legitimate when it is based on educational achievement and length of service ; attitudes towards public sector bureaucrats who occupy high office are likewise framed by the priority given to individual merit displayed by educational status . |
| 5 | but it looks horrible when it 's right up . |
| 6 | I said , ‘ You ca n't do that when it 's your first lover ’ , and my mother frowned . |
| 7 | You ca n't do that when it 's a drink driving . |
| 8 | This is a likely problem after holidays or long weekends ; you do not feel tired at the new bedtime but do feel tired when it is time to get up . |
| 9 | Generally , when the blood-sugar level is high we do n't feel hungry when it is low , we do . |
| 10 | More critically , sexual activity , which is in itself a normal part of normal life , can suddenly become abnormal when it is classified as " dirty " . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Seems obvious when it 's put that way . |
| 13 | • If you feel tired when it is time to get up — indeed , you might just be getting off to sleep ! — do not stay in bed , but get up . |
| 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 | The ‘ Action Men ’ are aware that it is used as a term of abuse and often become angry when it is applied to them . |
| 16 | Some of the shortcomings of the with-profit system , designed as it was in a bygone era , are all too obvious , but some , unfortunately , only become apparent when it is too late . |
| 17 | I was gon na get this when it 's chilly . |
| 18 | First , he argued that it is highly artificial to construe all consumption as a response to needs ; while this approach may seem illuminating when it is applied to the consumption of individuals , it can not plausibly be extended to productive consumption , which has to be treated as ‘ the consumption which satisfies the needs of production ’ , if the theory is to be sustained . |
| 19 | ‘ It often does that when it 's feeling bored , ’ said Masklin to Gurder . |
| 20 | It does that when it 's free and a bit damp , you know , rain and all . ’ |
| 21 | But : ‘ Arbitrary as it seems when only its individual terms are considered , the system becomes coherent when it is seen as a whole set ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 22 | In contrast , an interim dividend only becomes due when it is paid ( Potel v IRC ( 1970 ) 4 TC 658 ) . |
| 23 | This is saying that power becomes dangerous when it is not used with mercy — in other words , when a ruler becomes merciless . |
| 24 | Some of it is valuable in itself , and some becomes valuable when it is pieced together with other information . |
| 25 | The importance of the distinction between hire-purchase and sale becomes apparent when it is realised that different legal results followed . |
| 26 | The quality of obscenity inheres whenever the article would tend to corrupt its actual or potential audience ; the degree of that corruption becomes relevant when it is necessary to balance it against the public interest , if a " public good " defence has been raised under s4 of the Act . |
| 27 | This information can be represented in a tree diagram : Such an analysis becomes generative when it is expressed in the form of rules . |
| 28 | Why should I say sorry when it 's always my brother 's fault ? ’ |