Example sentences of "when it [verb] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rupert Murdoch 's mass circulation tabloid stooped to a new level of vicious scaremongering when it seemed that Neil Kinnock might just succeed in leading Labour back into government . |
| 2 | Controversy surrounded the release in January 1991 of four Belgian hostages in Lebanon [ see p. 37977 ] , when it emerged that Walid Khaled , the spokesperson in Lebanon of the extremist Revolutionary Council of Fatah ( RCF ) who had helped negotiate their release , had been granted a three-month tourist visa on Jan. 11 , one day before the hostages ' release and at a time of great international tension because of the Gulf crisis . |
| 3 | The government , they say , is bluffing when it claims that TECs are intended to tackle Britain 's persistent skills shortage . |
| 4 | It becomes interesting when it seems that Jane might hit Tom , or when one of them stops for a moment and thinks . |
| 5 | Nurse Motley said that when it appeared that Kayley was about to suffer another respiratory attack , she had administered oxygen while Allitt had opened the door and called for the cardiac arrest team . |
| 6 | This official was furious when it appeared that Oslear had spoken to media men about his determination to back Palmer and Hampshire , as well as Lamb , the only England cricketer who has had the courage to take on the cricket establishment . |
| 7 | This allegation threatened the Erembalds ' whole social and political position ; so , when it appeared that Charles the Good was sympathetic towards it , they murdered him . |
| 8 | When it appeared that David was unsure , he roared , ‘ Damn and bugger it , man ! |
| 9 | His wife had disapproved of this development at first — he suspected that she had paired off Damien and Clare in her mind — but when it transpired that Mark had been baptized a Catholic , and when he started to go to Mass again , she had become favourably disposed to the idea of their going out together . |
| 10 | When it appears that Edwy will lose the battle she tries to purchase her survival by delivering her daughters to Odoff and Dusterandus . |