Example sentences of "be [verb] when it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 For if a garage habitually does half the service its costs are very much lower than if it has done the full service ; and since it can charge the full price , because of the ignorance of the consumer , its pro fits are maximised when it does as little of the service as it can get away with .
2 ‘ They seem to be jinxed when it comes to playing in the UK .
3 But the S Q L code which is sent to it has to be interpreted when it gets to the server machine , and we all know the difference between compiled and interpreted code .
4 But an interesting analogy with the US can be drawn when it comes to the Urgent Issues Task Force .
5 If the property is in mortgage , then obtain the account number , as this may be needed when it comes to redemption .
6 They have to invent so many for other people they just ca n't be bothered when it comes to themselves . ’
7 That is all well and good , but if separate nationhood is to be recognised when it comes to banding , the wishes of the separate nations should be heeded when it comes to the taxation that they want .
8 As well as suggesting disease and contamination with the word ‘ spotty ’ , Milton tries to put across the idea that the mighty size and grandeur of the moon , like that of Satan , will be reduced when it comes under human comprehension .
9 Attempts to light a fire in the glacial dining-room had to be abandoned when it smoked out the house .
10 Each of the catechists must be in touch with their own life experience , and in particular the helper catechists need to know something of the life history of their friends so that a real historical event can be shared when it comes to the time for each one to share parts of their personal story — for that is where God speaks to each one of us .
11 That is all well and good , but if separate nationhood is to be recognised when it comes to banding , the wishes of the separate nations should be heeded when it comes to the taxation that they want .
12 It can not offer voters a policy programme which will be implemented when it comes to power .
13 President F. W. de Klerk announced on June 7 that the nationwide state of emergency , renewed annually since its imposition in June 1986 [ see p. 34663 ] , would not be renewed when it expired at midnight on June 8 .
14 Details of pricing for the Sparc server version will be released when it ships in April .
15 Details of pricing for the Sparc server version will be released when it ships in April .
16 It 's his department 's job to make sure the law 's being applied when it comes to fireworks .
17 All 9 crew members on board the Hercules transport plane were killed when it crashed into the Grampian Hills in North East Scotland last Thursday .
18 Passengers on the 5.18pm train from Waterloo in London to Alton , Hampshire , were enraged when it stopped at Woking , Surrey , and the driver said it would not go further .
19 Their word-recognition skills are so finely developed that they may take insufficient notice of orthography while reading , and so develop poor memories of how words are constructed when it comes to spelling them .
20 Jennings says the minizyme is activated when it combines with its target , an advantage over other anti-viral agents in that it limits the prospect for side effects .
21 For both sides , utmost care and modesty is required when it comes to intercepting the results , and speculating on the closeness between the species .
22 ‘ Who was driving when it went past the pub ? ’
23 Political practice was condemned when it went beyond this constitutional state of affairs .
24 Lee is typically miffed ; he liked playing the acoustic guitar , and the soft textures it gave off , but then he was beat when it came to playing lead breaks .
25 The research ship Solo was seized when it crossed into territorial waters .
26 The aircraft was lost when it crashed on a night overshoot on July 24 , 1957 .
27 A car was destroyed when it burst into flames on a busy interchange on the A19 yesterday .
28 Labour joy was multiplied when it fell to Keith Joseph , the Trade and Industry Secretary , to make the rescue statement .
29 The EC was romancing when it talked about dealing with the Yugoslav problem .
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