Example sentences of "when [pron] is used [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is normally bonded to nylon fabrics when it is used for sleeping bags . |
| 2 | For example , if the accused hires a room for gymnastics when it is used for band practice , he is guilty . |
| 3 | The term picture in the novel is no doubt related to common metaphorical uses of the word when it is used of ideas , imagination , or memories . |
| 4 | And as we have already seen , Halgren 's ( 1974 ) experiment shows that pre-exposure results in retarded conditioning , both when the stimulus is used as a CS+ ( signalling reinforcement ) and when it is used as a CS- . |
| 5 | The Italian thinks that if he can ever sing Puccini the climax of his life has been reached ; but even so , with all the omissions that can be charged against Italy — such that as a musical country she ceased to exist after the seventeenth century and has certainly reached deliquescence with Messrs Malpiero , Pratella and Co — she even now does produce from time to time singers who are not merely singers but great artists , as Battistini who , at over 60 , is an example for those who can take it of the extent to which a voice can be preserved in all its beauty when it is used as a musical instrument and not as a fog siren or a pair of nutcrackers . ’ |
| 6 | The Intelligent Bus Interface Module is a data acquisition engine with a 40MHz 68030 processor , which resides on the VMEbus , enabling high volumes of data to be transmitted or received independent of the central host processor when it is used with the new input-output board . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | When it is used in competition a score nearly always follows . |
| 9 | The value of the BPVT in terms of the assessment of language is likely to be greatest when it is used in conjunction with other forms of assessment , so that a comparison between different aspects of linguistic and cognitive functioning is possible . |
| 10 | By proposing discourse as the object of analysis , Barthes shows that language , when it is used in certain ways ( in this instance a story ) , has levels of structure that operate beyond the level of structural linguistics or even semiology . |
| 11 | English Bibles unfortunately perpetuate the same scruple , representing Yahweh by " Lord " , or , when it is used in connection with Adonai ( a form of Adon ) , as " Lord God " . |
| 12 | The morpheme which is glossed as " father " may have extended meanings when it is used in other contexts , but its real meaning is " father " in its ordinary English sense of " male parent " . |
| 13 | Hirtle 1975 : 37 for examples with realize , agree and understand ) , its meaning places it in the unique position of becoming the equivalent of a verb of perception when it is used in the operative sense . |
| 14 | The use of a shotgun for rabbit clearance , as opposed to the fun of the occasional shot , continues to be less effective than the rifle and especially so when it is used by individuals rather than in conjunction with an organised rough rabbit shoot . |