Example sentences of "but when it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When it 's individual racism it 's bad , but when it 's organised that 's the real threat , ’ said Huma . |
| 2 | ‘ The cast is used to keep the leg immobile but when it 's removed , the unexercised muscles will already have started to waste . |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Control at this level is likely to be difficult to establish but when it is achieved it will be deep and self-sustaining . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But when it is written on the stave , middle C is played an octave lower — on the third fret , fifth string . |
| 7 | but when it is born everyone rejoices . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Introducing the variable , it is seen that when this second contribution is but when it is To summarise , the foregoing analysis has established that the complete Fourier spectrum of a unit step function comprises a delta function centred on zero frequency that provides the mean direct level of one-half and a continuous spectrum of sinewaves with amplitude that provides the unit step about the mean . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The mustard seed is the smallest seed of all , but when it is planted it grows into a tree . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 … |
| 20 | It did for a time seem to explain the trajectories of development and underdevelopment in some countries of Latin America , but when it was applied to Africa and Asia it was much less successful . |
| 21 | He might put down until kingdom come the dully literal truth of the way she talked , but when it was written out it was clearly not credible , except maybe as the English of Nkrumah , or of an Eskimo who had studied the language by gramophone record . |
| 22 | After 8 April the aluminium returned to tapwater when a mains burst : sludge was found at the bottom of a glass of water but when it was sent to the authority for analysis it was discarded as ‘ too sludgy ’ . |
| 23 | But when it was rammed down their throats it became a battle , and the manager lost . |
| 24 | But when it was discussed by councillors , a move to censure him was ruled out of order by the convener , Jackie Tait . |
| 25 | Trades unionism , functioning in its proper field , was an asset to the whole community , but when it was used by ambitious men for their own ends it was a danger . |
| 26 | People say they 're sad it 's not used , but when it was used they did n't come . |
| 27 | But when it was found that I was twenty days short of being twenty-one years older than Richard , legal adoption was ruled out . |
| 28 | He started accusing everyone from Sam Gristy to Jan Treffry himself of meddling with his fish barrels , and insisted on one of Sam 's barrels being opened as well ; but when it was found to be brim full Martha told him in plain terms that as far as she was concerned , he had lost the contest . |
| 29 | But when it was published , years after his death , it was incomplete . |
| 30 | This went on for some time , but when it was finished , the daughter started crying again , this time tears of remorse , grieving for the mother who had died , and grieving for the relationship that she had never had . |