Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not Gandhi 's intention when he originally decided to fast to exert moral coercion on the mill-owners , since coercion in any form was contrary to the aims of satyāgraha , yet despite the unexpected result of his fast Gandhi still felt that he had acted correctly in the circumstances.m The experience did not prevent him either from using fasts as a form of satyāgraha on other occasions with similar results . |
| 2 | Take advantage of any chance for discussion , especially if you are able to give your employer a date in the not too distant future when you realistically expect to be fit enough to resume work . |
| 3 | My mother threw insults and then the crockery , while my father ignored the insults , caught the crockery , and produced endless cups of tea when they eventually decided to make up . |
| 4 | Every season Glentoran and Linfield won everything , and I thought it was a fantastic result when we only lost narrowly at Windsor or the Oval . |
| 5 | But it seems I 've been a bit blasé about pregnancy 's being ‘ a perfectly natural physical state ’ — dear Dr Newne hit his surgery roof when I casually mentioned flying to St Lucia ! |
| 6 | Lee is currently casting his magic spell over Ampeg 's tube guitar amp range , although we also suspected some Jackson-type involvement in Crate 's GT-50 Stealth combo when we recently reviewed it . |
| 7 | The children are allowed to sit up and watch the programme when it finally goes out ( Howard has bought a small portable television set for the occasion ) . |
| 8 | In the case of a thief , he will find he has been relieved of his own purse when he finally manages to jettison his passenger . |
| 9 | The Cheshire cat is an odd character and he causes confusion when he literally disappears into thin air . |
| 10 | It was after dark when he finally regained consciousness with the jolting realization that the snake should have caught up with him . |
| 11 | One difference between theft and handling is that the bona fide purchaser of goods is not guilty of theft when he later discovers that they were stolen ( s.3(2) ) . |
| 12 | It played tricks on your mind when you least expected it . |
| 13 | If I come in too quickly , specialising will become a superficial behaviour , and it will not be available as a potent force when they really need it . |
| 14 | So often , when a company introduces a new model , there follows a wave of disappointment when it invariably fails to break any new ground . |
| 15 | There are many times when I leave the house and go up to the range when I really do n't want to . |
| 16 | That two hit men had waylaid you and that we were making our escape when you suddenly had a brainstorm and accused me of being in league with them ? |
| 17 | He gunned the engine when he only had a few metres to go , felt the Jeep claw at the hard ground and hurtle forward . |
| 18 | Visitors Centre assistant information officer got in on the act when she bravely volunteered for a Harris Hawk to land on her arm . |
| 19 | They simply increase your panic when you most need help . |
| 20 | His career as a Scottish International ended after the ill-fated Argentina campaign when he vociferously criticised the SFA 's handling of the tour and complained about the standard of accommodation . |
| 21 | We are not amazed at their motivation and intelligence when they eagerly look up at us , willing us to throw the ball or the stick . |
| 22 | Making people feel at home when you really wish they were . |
| 23 | You get into too much whackiness when you suddenly start bringing spaceships into the plot . |
| 24 | Lawler gave a heartfelt sigh when she finally finished . |
| 25 | It took us more than an hour to make our way down those 47 double flights of metal stairs , but we were young and healthy and we enjoyed steins of lager when we finally reached a ground level bar . |
| 26 | One can imagine my indignation when I finally received a copy of a letter that had been signed by Mr. Ian Fleming , one of the Minister 's officials , clearly stating in annex A : ’ The scheme was introduced in April 1990 ( but took into account in its first year any systems obtained by GPs since April 1989 ) . |
| 27 | Then , " I was walking behind the leading lady when she suddenly collapsed and water was dripping on her face . |
| 28 | One can well understand , of course , her lack of desire for another child when they already had eight to feed and clothe , and naturally she can have had no idea of the effect on Eileen of her casually spoken words . |
| 29 | The artists with whom his gallery was closely involved are Andy Goldsworthy , Hamish Fulton , Roger Ackling and Ian Hamilton Finlay , whose Wild Hawthorne Press material he presented at the Fruitmarket when it briefly reopened for last year 's Edinburgh Festival . |
| 30 | And in the second half when we always make the bulk of our profits , we fought back and our second pre-tax er , er performance , exceeded by some five million er , that of nineteen ninety . |