Example sentences of "and [noun sg] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hugh Tait has taken the lead in trying to distinguish between fact and fiction when it comes to fakes and forgeries . |
| 2 | He had rheumatism and was known to be a bit quick ; tempered and impatient , but even Mother remarked how surprised she was at his skill and patience when it came to doctoring animals . |
| 3 | It seems that the dolphin has been able to eliminate frictional drag and turbulence when it swims , a feat never achieved by any human-made vessel . |
| 4 | That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . |
| 5 | He went on to criticize the Holy Office for acting as judge and jury when it condemned theologians without giving them an opportunity to know what they were accused of , or of responding . |
| 6 | The mere idea made her feel faintly sick , as well as excited , but not sick enough to refuse the apple pie and cream when it came . |
| 7 | In other words , the Conservative party , and its propertied core constituency , became interested in new forms of appeal and organization when it became apparent that the political reliability and social stability of the lower orders could no longer be ensured by traditional methods of social and political control . |
| 8 | The important difference between habituation and conditioning when it comes to context specificity appears to be that the latter involves the recall of associative information whereas habituation requires no more than the recognition of the stimulus as being familiar . |
| 9 | That is the trouble with the Labour party : one has to distinguish between its rhetoric and reality when it comes to law and order . |
| 10 | The flute adds brightness to oboe , clarinet , bassoon , and horn when it doubles them at the octave . |
| 11 | A £3.5m batch of new trains will join the fleet operating a direct two-hourly service to and from Middlesbrough and Thornaby when it comes into full operation on May 11 . |
| 12 | A £3.5m batch of new trains will join the fleet operating a direct two-hourly service to and from Middlesbrough and Thornaby when it comes into full operation on May 11 . |
| 13 | However , his complex arguments and bitter feuds with the Holy See were in the realm of politics ; kings , emperors and popes were well practised in setting aside or utilising matters of faith and devotion when it came to controlling the apparatus of temporal power . |