Example sentences of "[pers pn] when [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bad debts of 2 per cent of turnover seemed high , and JR decided to adopt the view that the acid test for a credit controller would be the cost of employing him when compared with the reduction of bad debts and overdraft charges , which should follow the appointment of a competent credit manager . |
| 2 | Brian Elphick had been on Lambeth 's housing list for twelve years , having insinuated himself on to it when engaged to a woman he never married . |
| 3 | There hardly could be a harder act to follow than Gary Armstrong , universally rated the outstanding scrum-half in the world game , but Andrew Nicol of Dundee High School FP made an impressive stab at it when thrown to the English wolves at Murrayfield on January 18 . |
| 4 | If you have an electrical test meter you can devise one of your own , using two electrodes and measuring the current passing between them when pressed into a wall . |
| 5 | On the other hand , traders buying sterling with dollars will be prepared to trade in the forward market at a rate that is also less attractive to them when compared with the expected future spot rate ( in this case f t will be less than ) . |
| 6 | Buses could more effectively operate them when integrated with the rest of the bus network , which would also enhance its profitability . |