Example sentences of "[adv] when it came to [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | especially when it came to humping it into the van the A L O was nowhere to be found . |
| 2 | Then , as now , people were at a loss to help the whales back to deep water , and even more so when it came to explaining the phenomenon . |
| 3 | For many of us it was a huge disappointment ; a paradox , too , that a people who had proved themselves historically and geographically over and over again , who had shown a rare talent for managing the affairs of other people , should choose to chicken out when it came to managing their own . |
| 4 | Satisfied , she helped him into the bath and began soaping him all over ; as usual , he bawled loudly when it came to washing his hair . |
| 5 | He got closer to his goal than many , however , at least when it came to bringing ‘ joy ’ . |