Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adj] when it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't know where this Doctor had this idea from but I do n't know how many years ago , but I remember I had my Co-op news every week and , and he said that he could see us going a full circle and I 'm just wondering when he 's gon if I 'll be alive when it comes round again because I , I do n't think that these big mass stores erm as I say they 're all right you see , people with plenty of money with a car they could fill the freezer up .
2 Moreover , the Thessalians by tradition held the presidency of the Amphictyonic Council ( Syll. 175 ) which could be useful when it came to putting a motion .
3 Even Elena 's advice could be unwelcome when it interfered with his contemplation of the project .
4 I send you my love and thoughts , and God grant the news may be good when it comes .
5 Everyone tried to help , reassuring her that this was a good omen , she would be marvellous when it came to the actual performance , but it was fairly obvious she was in a bad way .
6 it will be nice when it 's done , I mean last weekend he sorted out the doorway which was n't half knocking out
7 She may also invite someone who will be important when it comes to selling it in Cabinet — someone like Willie Whitelaw . ’
8 To Sir Thomas Fanny is socially acceptable and both Fanny and Edmund will be secure when it comes to finance .
9 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 .
10 That can be critical when it comes to winning overseas business .
11 Stereotyping can be dangerous when it allows us to distance ourselves from others , and to fail to see the individual through the distorting lens of our own prejudice .
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 .
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