Example sentences of "but when it comes " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when it comes down to concrete moral judgements and commitments , such abstractions will be found interpreted in opposing ways . |
| 2 | But when it comes to sport , all bets are off . |
| 3 | It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot . |
| 4 | All right , they say , a wife is a wife after all , but when it comes to a parents ' decision … |
| 5 | But when it comes down to it , the V8 is more a car for drivers than passengers . |
| 6 | But when it comes to clothes , I 'm absolutely ruthless . |
| 7 | But when it comes to the Social Charter there may well be a case for slowing the grandiose Delors ideas . |
| 8 | But when it comes to ruling themselves , they maintain 13 separate governments ( while Britain still runs five tiny territories as colonies ) . |
| 9 | They explain that they have always fended for themselves because of being at work , but when it comes to going home the difficulties begin . |
| 10 | But when it comes to big things like religion , politics and money , we all too often just vaguely hope that we 'll get by . |
| 11 | I had n't come to any grief by not having a comprehensive view of that crocodile pool , ignorance really was bliss that day ; but when it comes to organizing a major event , failure to see the overall picture from the start can blight the whole business . |
| 12 | All elementary precaution , you might think , but when it comes to franchises people tend to let emotion influence their judgment . |
| 13 | This may well seem to be the most efficient way of utilising office time but when it comes to weighing up effectiveness the pro-forma is a non-starter as parents are antagonised by this bureaucratic and impersonal style of communication . |
| 14 | But when it comes to the issue of how a given physical stimulus is actually perceived , we have chosen to represent this in terms of the central representational elements that it activates . |
| 15 | Scholarship may come later to them , but when it comes , it has a surer foundation . |
| 16 | ‘ They get an idea , but when it comes to sticking with it , really working at it , they fold up . ’ |
| 17 | Sir Denys had little doubt that the coming months seem set to be as difficult as 1991 was for most countries , ‘ It would not be prudent at this stage to attempt to predict when recovery might begin ’ , he said , ‘ But when it comes , it is very likely to be gradual ’ . |
| 18 | But when it comes to fumbling balls there are very few Scottish keepers who can rival the Norwich City custodian Bryan Gunn . |
| 19 | The list of Scottish footballers who have frequented their local turf accountant is longer than the starting lineup for the Grand National , but when it comes to identifying the ante-post favourite one player stands out above the rest . |
| 20 | But when it comes to haute-cuisine , Charlie Nicholas knows where he stands . |
| 21 | But when it comes to overdrafts and cash-flow problems , the hanging gardens of Hampden Babylon , are a law unto themselves . |
| 22 | But when it comes to delivering a bill to the Grand Army … ’ |
| 23 | But when it comes to Telly Ballet . |
| 24 | But when it comes to the ecstatically energised and demonstrative music , he either plays safe with tempi and tones down orchestral brilliance or , more alarmingly , decides to add a wealth of extra cymbal ( suspended and clashed ) , presumably in the misguided notion that more emphasis is required . |
| 25 | But when it comes to playtime , each cat seems to have its own personal , idiosyncratic way of embellishing its playful interactions with its owners . |
| 26 | The early stages of the rise of Venice arc obscure and ill-documented ; but when it comes into the light of day it is ruled already by a duke or doge popularly elected , yet normally chosen from , and dependent on , the great families of the Rialto , the chief island of the archipelago on which Venice is crazily and romantically constructed . |
| 27 | Otis Griffith , 21 , has always been a car fanatic , but when it comes to his own set of wheels , he admits he 's never had much luck . |
| 28 | But when it comes to pedestrian deaths , only two countries from the whole of Western and Southern Europe and Scandinavia — Austria and Greece — have a rate that is significantly worse . |
| 29 | ‘ T-Ride ’ was recorded using some very old equipment , including a '70s Neve mixing desk , but when it comes to equipment and its reliability Tyson again has his own views . |
| 30 | But when it comes time to play live the old equipment is ridiculous . |