Example sentences of "[be] [noun pl] when it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forests are full of all kinds of spiders , and the Forest Goblins are experts when it comes to capturing and finding uses for these creatures . |
| 2 | There are circumstances when it pays to use an expressive language . |
| 3 | yes the , the commission does n't seemed to of addressed itself to , to , the only question it seemed to of addressed itself to are whether the criteria objective , erm , that there could be reasons when it takes decisions and erm there should be an appeal procedure |
| 4 | Such experimental evidence can of course be extremely valuable , but there may be occasions when it needs to be augmented by observations of children in more natural surroundings . |
| 5 | There may be occasions when it is quite right or entirely understandable that an asylum applicant did not make his claim until he had been here for some time . |
| 6 | In other words , the most likely occasions for associative use of the word to qualify what is in fact a performance from the professional acrobat 's repertoire — as when we are confronted by the sight of a lady standing on a man 's shoulders and juggling with Indian clubs — would be occasions when it is very likely that we can just as well describe the actions as acrobatic in their own right ; and on the other hand , ascriptive use of the word is likely to be rather rare except , precisely , in those circumstances where professional acrobats form part of the context , so that an associative use would be equally justified . |
| 7 | Hence , even though line-printer mapping systems might at first sight appear to be of little value in comparison with plotter-based systems , there are instances when it is convenient or cost-effective to make use of them . |
| 8 | Men are babies when it comes to being ill . |
| 9 | The third issue is sexuality : women being objects when it comes to their bodies . |
| 10 | Sukey had done everyone proud , and the Lombard boys , who were labradors when it came to food , were soon wolfing smoked salmon quiche , marinated breast of chicken , mozzarella in brown rolls , ratatouille and potato salad made with real mayonnaise . |
| 11 | He told himself that all men were cowards when it came to a showdown with a woman . |
| 12 | ‘ But there were occasions when it just was n't possible to get time off to meet her , especially during vital periods such as haymaking . |
| 13 | So there are occasions when it is important to check the meaning attached to a particular word . |
| 14 | Naturally , there are occasions when it is not possible for the carrier to deliver the goods . |
| 15 | Ever since I started observing it , about 30 years ago , the magnitude has remained between 4.6 and 5.3 , with a mean of 4.9 , but there are occasions when it has fallen to below 6 . |
| 16 | If for any reason you need to revoke your will urgently , and there are occasions when it comes about , you need to destroy it . |
| 17 | It 's er partly chlorine yes but it there are occasions when it smells like T C P . |
| 18 | But the timber of woodlands always has a claim to be treated as a commercial crop , and though the making of a tree preservation order does not necessarily involve the owner in any financial loss ( isolated trees or groups of trees are usually planted expressly as an amenity ) , there are occasions when it does . |
| 19 | There 's actually a very different difficult problem with sexual harassment , which is that erm there are occasions when it looks as if it 's going to be difficult for a college not to go ahead , even when the victim has withdrawn her or his complaint . |