Example sentences of "when it be [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 This so-called ‘ one law for all ’ means one thing when it 's applied to gorgios and something else when Romanies are involved .
2 We believe a cup of coffee leaves a nicer taste in your mouth when it 's given to you by name .
3 David has a theory that the crop grows better when it 's exposed to music .
4 So when it 's added to harmful substances , it makes them unpalatable .
5 He folded her into his arms ; she could feel the tension singing inside him , as iron sings when it 's brought to a white heat .
6 What about if T goes on for about erm one second , when it 's going to be equal to V M one minus E to the minus one .
7 erm And I 'm very much looking forward to that , on Wednesday I 'm coming and we 're having a promotions day when we 'll let everyone know what we 're doing ; when it 's going to be , where it 's going to be held , and erm give two hundred youngsters the opportunity to try erm the various sports , we do n't just do football now either , we do lots of other sports .
8 Purely from a financial perspective , have you any idea how much more valuable the cottage will be when it 's known to be one of Piers 's creations ? ’
9 ‘ On all instances when it 's left to The Smiths alone , we are unbeatable .
10 This enabled me to keep working without causing additional expense ; it caused Chandlers disruption because they do not have this loaned item of stock to sell — and , furthermore , when it 's returned to the shop , will probably be sold as ex-demo .
11 ( a ) Deposit(s) paid This comes first on the agenda as a precaution against overlooking it on exchange of contracts , and as a reminder , when it 's paid to the selling estate agent , perhaps to get a release of deposit on completion .
12 The ‘ Action Men ’ are aware that it is used as a term of abuse and often become angry when it is applied to them .
13 A further criticism may be levelled against the ‘ past use ’ theory of weeding , particularly when it is applied to public libraries , where most of Slote 's studies were carried out .
14 The second meaning attached to the word ‘ love ’ is the one conferred on it when it is applied to the manifestation of the primitive uncontrolled mating urge as it applies to human beings , and also sometimes to animals .
15 First , he argued that it is highly artificial to construe all consumption as a response to needs ; while this approach may seem illuminating when it is applied to the consumption of individuals , it can not plausibly be extended to productive consumption , which has to be treated as ‘ the consumption which satisfies the needs of production ’ , if the theory is to be sustained .
16 Is n't the truth of Canguilhem 's claim that philosophy is on ‘ the side of the people and of the born non-specialists ’ ( 1980 : 49 ) , even more debatable , when it is applied to psychoanalysis of any kind ?
17 This approach has considerable intuitive appeal when it is applied to the markets for apples or second-hand cars , and even when it is applied to individual labour markets .
18 This approach has considerable intuitive appeal when it is applied to the markets for apples or second-hand cars , and even when it is applied to individual labour markets .
19 Ayrshire 's contribution is even more impressive when it is related to the county 's small population figures at the periods when most of the settlements listed above were founded .
20 Yet in many ways recently released Home Office papers on the IFL and the NL , particularly when it is related to the information in the Board of Deputies Archives , gives us much-needed new information on these matters .
21 The lightness of Courtney 's sentence is obvious when it is compared to other recent sentences .
22 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 .
23 To attack the predator while it is in a stable position on the ground is far riskier than to do so when it is clinging to high branches .
24 Many of us laugh at prejudice when it is presented to us in someone else .
25 Although it has been argued that nectar might contain repellents to ants that otherwise predominate on sugary substrates in the tropics , it is found that ants will take this nectar when it is presented to them , though the floral parts of such flowers may be less palatable .
26 A self-regulating organisation becomes a recognised organisation when it is declared to be such by the Secretary of State : section 9(1) .
27 A room which is thoroughly comfortable when it is felt to be simply " untidy " becomes uninhabitable as soon as it is perceived as " dirty " .
28 The general implications of this would be that fixed information is very seldom attended to in the judgment phase ( and possibly in normal driving ) and on those occasions in recognition tests when it is attended to , rather than aiding recognition sensitivity , its unfamiliarity simply biases subjects towards calling all stimuli distractors .
29 Only when it is exposed to chemicals that harden the tissue and inhibit decay , a method known as fixation , is the brain easily studied and only then will it reveal the complexities of its organization .
30 I had hoped to have had the privilege of catching your eye , Mr. Deputy Speaker , on the first day of this debate , when it is acknowledged to be a free-for-all and any subject can follow another .
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