Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On few occasions has it shown less moral scruple than when it made a deal with Brezhnev to dispose of the Soviet gold . |
| 2 | ‘ I hope it might give a ten year old kid a little inspiration , a little boost and when it comes out of him , I 'm happy . |
| 3 | Is it not the case that when it comes to positive action and real decisions , the Government are always in the pocket of the landowners ? |
| 4 | ‘ You 're at maximum lean angle now with so much grip that when it does step out it throws you a long way . |
| 5 | We Danes get so little sun that when it does shine on us we like to take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 6 | Is n't it such a pity that when it comes to the playing of the game he either forgets the rules or makes up new ones . |
| 7 | Gould had arranged to rendezvous with Gilbert in Sydney before leaving for England , but so eager was he to set sail with his precious cargo that when it seemed Gilbert might have been delayed in Western Australia , he left without seeing him . |
| 8 | At Newby Cote , a detached farming community on the old road , a track leads up the hillside and when it ends , its direction can be maintained by continuing upwards alongside the stream bed of Grey Wife Sike , which is normally dry . |
| 9 | Despite joint ventures in Europe with Philips and Olivetti , and in Spain , AT&T did not successfully achieve the same status as the existing ‘ foreign legion ’ telecoms equipment suppliers ; Siemens of Germany and Ericsson continued their traditional success as equipment suppliers in many countries , and ITT largely held on to its foreign markets both under its US ownership and when it came under majority French ( Alcatel ) control in 1986 . |
| 10 | Whether the image of an ice cream cone or a hamburger is good or bad is not too big an issue but when it comes to nuclear weapons and political events which affect not only the happiness of countless people but which are also a matter of life and death , does it help to avoid value judgements ? |
| 11 | The aircraft went into a dive and when it broke through the cloud base the pilot saw the ground less than 1000 feet below him . |
| 12 | Yeah but he 's not really really a er at er er look cos when it comes in |
| 13 | Within a day or so the newcomers have appointments fixed with social security to get some money and when it looks as if they 're staying , negotiations begin with schools to admit their children . |
| 14 | In the public-spending round of Government it is certainly true that departments overbid on the basis that when it comes to the crunch they can bring the bid down without damage . |
| 15 | I can understand the feelings of any community that when it 's suggested there should be a gipsy site . |
| 16 | What actually does happen , in most cases , is that either you do not lose the weight in the first place , or , if you do , it is on a difficult diet and when it finishes you get fat once again . |
| 17 | Nothing came of the meeting and when it broke up there was much animosity between its organiser and the non-attenders . |
| 18 | MACAULEY Culkin 's Kevin may be a dab hand with a booby trap but when it comes down to straightforward , grimy-faced scallywaggery , there are a couple of Irish lads in Into The West who could give him a run for his money . |
| 19 | British Legion do : they 'd hired a Dixie Band but when it came to it would want Country and Western : six in the band and a twelve pound fee . |
| 20 | While Ipswich are one game away from the National League title , Chelmsford are one place away from relegation to the Second Division but when it comes to March 28 the league will seem a million miles away and both sides will have their sights set firmly on a semi-final place . |
| 21 | It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot . |
| 22 | A severe drought is not a common feature on the field but when it occurs it may be in any month from April to September . |
| 23 | In my judgment , the expression , special to section 10(4) , that time runs from service of the demand or when it becomes operative , is intended to distinguish summary proceedings from other proceedings . |
| 24 | anyway we , we had a petition that when it came up that er , that the new E E C rules were coming in that they would , they 'd going to have to have a clean way if you are you are and a dirty way out you know |
| 25 | A dull , cold , rainy day does not literally mean ‘ sadness ’ — it is possible to be happy on such a day — but it is so obviously a metaphor for sadness that when it appears in writing it has become a cliché , intended to trigger a predictable response . |
| 26 | It had so impregnated my string vest that when it had dried I almost succeeded in standing it up like a birdcage . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've got an even better one — told me by a cowman years ago — when charged by a bull , stand your ground and when it gets close enough , grab it by the nose . |
| 28 | I 'd rather go in the shop and see it cos sometimes , especially if it 's got a pattern on turn out to be better than the catalogue cos when it comes , it do n't look the same , and then the same colour do you ? |
| 29 | and then it wo n't be sticky , I ca n't roll it out to make those shapes at the moment cos it 's too sticky , yes we 're gon na have to stick it in the fridge and when it comes out it will be just ready then . |
| 30 | All your commissions are paid the following week but when it comes to bonuses we we there is a slight delay , two two may be two to three months . |