Example sentences of "it happened when " in BNC.
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| 1 | It happened when each thought that the other had locked it . |
| 2 | Details of this incident are not clear ; it happened when Libya was at war , and the movement of foreigners was restricted ; and a year later other more striking events had occurred which overshadowed it . |
| 3 | On this occasion , it happened when 'keeper Barry Woodger was caught napping by a cross-cum-shot from Carpenter . |
| 4 | It happened when we lived in Perth , Western Australia . |
| 5 | Ironically , it happened when a party was staying at the Salvation Army Sailors ' Hostel for a fortnight before going on to Dovercourt , at the kind invitation of Major and Mrs Parker . |
| 6 | It happened when I was forced on to a very low fat diet for health reasons ( I had a gall bladder that grumbled very painfully when I ate fatty food ) . |
| 7 | It happened when I went to Mecca . ’ |
| 8 | To explain a social phenomenon is therefore to capture its uniqueness and show why it happened when it need not have done . |
| 9 | It happened when I was standing beside Anne , resting between dances . |
| 10 | It happened when she won a national competition in Brides Magazine . |
| 11 | They do sack 'em , because it happened when there was full employment , never mind about three million on the dole . |
| 12 | It happened when he was off-duty in Cheltenham . |
| 13 | It happened when a Chipmunk light aircraft from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire hit the ground as it tried to make an emergency landing in Wales . |
| 14 | And once again it happened when an airline pilot became confused by Gatwick 's three parallel strips of concrete . |