Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] it comes [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We respond to all four strongly , but cats are weak when it comes to sweet tastes . |
| 2 | They are stingy when it comes to overheads : in most discount stores , there are few staff in sight and goods are sold out of the boxes they come in . |
| 3 | The trouble is local authorities are autonomous when it comes to applying trading standards but Haverfordwest seems out of step with other councils on the issue . |
| 4 | But the civil servants have been vague when it comes to the detail of who is to be the competent authority , who is to foot the bill for its work ( and any extra studies it may require before giving consent ) , and how much of its deliberations are to be made public . |
| 5 | ‘ Jamie says you 're ruthless when it comes to getting what you want . ’ |
| 6 | It helps the illusion of expertise if you give precise measurements and proportions in recipes , but , alas , I do n't believe this to be possible when it comes to vinaigrette . |
| 7 | You 'll have to be careful when it comes to choosing a wife . |
| 8 | They may also prove to be useful when it comes to breeding , a point that will be covered later in the series . |
| 9 | It was a crass question — and an honest answer — but then there is nothing to say that very clever people ca n't be stupid when it comes to everyday human exchange . |
| 10 | I 'm old-fashioned when it comes to musicals , usually drawing the line after Sigmund Romberg . |
| 11 | She may also invite someone who will be important when it comes to selling it in Cabinet — someone like Willie Whitelaw . ’ |
| 12 | We may keep certain parts of ourselves well hidden from view , but our behaviour can speak volumes about attitudes , preferences and prejudices , some of which can be important when it comes to dealing with disputes and differences of opinion or possible action . |
| 13 | Now how a man who works on can think there 's anything funny about species I just ca n't understand erm but there it is. erm well , suppose , however , that in my view wrongly one did suppose that there was something erm in this sort of idea of the decoupling between the processes which we observed in single populations and erm the sort of mechanisms leading to large scale evolution , what kinds of processes are held to be important when it comes to large scale evolution events ? |
| 14 | Er but as far as I 'm concerned if it comes in in week four , that 's fair enough , but things after that then they start to get a bit upset |
| 15 | That can be critical when it comes to winning overseas business . |
| 16 | It is tempting to think of dietary fibre as the tough stuff which holds the plant together , and this is true to a degree , but it can be misleading when it comes to locating high-fibre plants by guesswork . |
| 17 | Though a picture may sometimes be worth a thousand words , this may not be true when it comes to drawing out facts from figures . |
| 18 | Four other colourways are available and it comes in five widths , about £23.50 per sq m Accessories : Yellow photograph album , £12.50 ; Jennifer Tuckey stationery , £8.95 and £9.50 Best for : Any room , but especially suitable for halls and stairs |
| 19 | Many governors are uncertain about the level of responsibility being urged upon them and everywhere the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak when it comes to course funding . |
| 20 | The United Kingdom , the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic argue , however , that the position is different when it comes to the competence of each state under public international law to define as it thinks fit the conditions upon which it grants to a vessel the right to fly its flag . |
| 21 | This debate is unusual because it comes against the background of the autumn statement , which is often debated separately , and the meeting in Maastricht at the end of the year , which may decide on economic and monetary union . |
| 22 | This principle is questionable when it comes to more opaque varieties of literary language , where the writer tends towards the innovative techniques of poetry . |
| 23 | As the material is synthetic , use a matching thread — 50 denier is ideal and it comes in many colours , although strangely very few kite-makers seem to want other than black . |
| 24 | This is perhaps one of the most common babysitting standbys and can work out well , if you know the teenager to be responsible and she 's confident when it comes to being left alone with children . |
| 25 | As most models have only one wound anyway it will not be necessary to roll this extra dice , but it is important when it comes to rolling for heroes , big monsters , and engines of war which can take several wounds . |
| 26 | As most models have only one wound it will not be necessary to roll this extra dice , but it is important when it comes to rolling for models that can take several wounds . |
| 27 | As a bank , we have long experience of businesses and their needs , which is essential when it comes to providing pensions for directors and people who are self-employed and insurance cover . |
| 28 | I see well it 's convenient that it comes at the end of a week 's holiday is n't it ? |
| 29 | It 's alright if it comes to you in a ca in a , in a , as a , as a meal |
| 30 | A reassessment of his career was due and it comes as a new monograph by Tim Hilton ( £30 , Lund Humphries ) and an exhibition which opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at the end of last month ( to 31 August ) and will be shown at The Art Warehouse in London in the autumn . |