Example sentences of "but when [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | establish the principle that when your office door is open you are willing to accept ‘ drop in callers ’ but when it is shut you can not be disturbed except for a real emergency |
| 2 | Control at this level is likely to be difficult to establish but when it is achieved it will be deep and self-sustaining . |
| 3 | But when it is said , ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry ’ ( Eph. 4:26 ) the insight and directive there is immensely practical . |
| 4 | But when it is written on the stave , middle C is played an octave lower — on the third fret , fifth string . |
| 5 | but when it is born everyone rejoices . |
| 6 | But when it is transferred to the printed page , where it is read and not heard , all the clues necessary for following the exchange have to be extracted from other sources in the text . |
| 7 | But when it is discovered that a substance harms women 's reproductive health , women of childbearing age are usually kept from jobs that might expose them to it . |
| 8 | This is the usual cube-like structure in matt black , but when it is switched on and working , lots of tiny ruby lights twinkle and sparkle all over it and it becomes totally magical and beautiful . |
| 9 | Further , when a covenant is taken for the benefit of property , the doctrine does not apply , but when it is taken to protect both property and a business , or solely a business , the doctrine applies and therefore the question of reasonableness arises . |
| 10 | But when it is used to describe what happens during reading , or any attempt at reading , it seems to stand for something less focused and further from full awareness — something which might more appropriately be called ‘ anticipation ’ or ‘ expectancy ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ poeticity ’ , he says , is like oil in cooking ; you can not have it on its own but when it is used with other food it is more than a mere addition . |
| 12 | The grape variety used is Chenin Blanc but when it is picked before it is fully ripe , it makes dull , acidic wines , with an off-putting nose that reminds me of wet dogs . |
| 13 | The mustard seed is the smallest seed of all , but when it is planted it grows into a tree . |
| 14 | This report is presently on loan to Scottish Natural Heritage , but when it is returned I shall arrange for it to be sent to you . |
| 15 | We are unfree , not when our strongest desire is displaced by an even stronger one , but when it is thwarted by external circumstances and becomes impossible of realization . |
| 16 | But when it is dumped unceremoniously before you with a mound of inappropriate green peas and a pool of cold tartare sauce spreading beside it on the hot plate , then your appetite begins to seep away … |
| 17 | But when he is called to perform later on that night he curls up in a limp ball and refuses to move . |
| 18 | But when he is found it will be interesting to see what he has to say . ’ |
| 19 | But when anyone is beset by such evil power as this , nothing can save him but Jesus Christ : this I firmly believe . ’ |