Example sentences of "but when it come [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when it came to their sex life , Antonia was boss of the futon frolics . |
| 2 | But when it came to it , national pride won out , and the UK forgot all about international agreements . |
| 3 | I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush . |
| 4 | Enough light would spill inwards from the porch as the door closed slowly on its damper , enough at least for him to get to his own door and line up the key ; but when it came to it he hurried too much and was trying to shake out the Yale when the front door put him in darkness . |
| 5 | I was dreading the scene we 'd have at my Promise Ceremony , but when it came to it , she was actually on her best behaviour . |
| 6 | British Legion do : they 'd hired a Dixie Band but when it came to it would want Country and Western : six in the band and a twelve pound fee . |
| 7 | We were going to once but when it came to it you did n't have the money for the licence . |
| 8 | But when it came to it , when she had to make the decision about leaving home for good , throwing herself into the wide world and trying her luck , she felt unhappy . |
| 9 | But when it come to you , master Conroy , and you hardly out of short trousers … ’ |
| 10 | But when it comes to something like this , there seems to be a lot of left luggage lying around . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You do enough mumbling to yourself at the back of the shop when the child 's around , but when it comes to something constructive … ’ |
| 12 | I mean , you know we , we can all be very er , er liberal minded and enlightened about every body else , but when it comes to ourselves with a , and there are some exceptions and , and , and you 've identified yourselves here amongst this hundred , but a lot of us if were absolutely honest we would like to change things I mean one way or another and we all do various things , I mean we certainly wash our hair and people say you do n't need to wash your hair , if you leave it long enough it 'll wash itself , I do n't know what else you do maybe you shave bits of this and wax bits of that and |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But when it comes to his fellow-countrymen and old school contemporaries , he becomes worryingly erratic . |
| 15 | But when it comes to our emotional profile , to our below-surface identity , then there are no longer any doubles . |