Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] when it come " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the subject was never directly mentioned , it was subtly intimated in various ways that I was beholden to the Parsons for what was after all a free holiday , and was therefore expected to do rather more than my bit when it came to chauffeuring , chaperoning , shopping and suchlike chores . |
| 2 | I struggled on for a while , but I know my limitations when it comes to design , especially as we have grown to expect a high standard in QP . |
| 3 | ‘ But I decided to take my chance when it came and make it hard for Paul to get back . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd wait and take my chance when it came . |
| 5 | Nothing could have been less reasonable than my fellow-members when it came to paying their share of the bills . |
| 6 | But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women . |
| 7 | She was n't so sure about her safety when it came to other things . |
| 8 | The ‘ sunbeams ’ endless struggle to create life is the futility of the title and its helplessness when it comes to protecting that life . |
| 9 | The army may not be the safest organization to join but they really know their stuff when it comes to travel — or ‘ patrolling ’ as they call it . |
| 10 | She alleged that the faculty then deviated from its regulations when it came to considering her application for exemption from some exams and also on the standard of scholarship it applied to her . |
| 11 | I knew several wrinklies who took hours to find their glasses when it came to signing a cheque but who could see a net curtain twitch three streets away . |
| 12 | One of the speakers was suggesting that a proposal should be judged on its merits when it comes forward for approval to the registering authority and that if it does n't fit into the set pattern , that should n't necessarily debar it . |
| 13 | The pure pop act also has its problems when it comes to exposure . |
| 14 | Despite the availability of consumer magazines like Which ? people are still not always sure of their rights when it comes to the purchase , or indeed the sale , of goods . |
| 15 | Rickenbacker , who incidentally celebrate their 60th anniversary this year , are not known for their impetuosity when it comes to new guitar and bass designs . |
| 16 | Not only do they taste different , but they are very different in their performance when it comes to washing . |
| 17 | However , in what the Guardian of July 9 called " a scintillating display of his personality and skill at manipulation " , Gorbachev castigated and cajoled the congress into reversing this decision ; on this and several subsequent occasions it was proved that the combative talk by the majority conservatives was strikingly at odds with their docility when it came to challenging outright the will of the party leader . |
| 18 | Her approach to academic seminars would seem to confirm some of the claims that she was totally out of her depth when it came to discussing the new discoveries which she had allegedly made . |
| 19 | All the superiors , all the gold-braided ranking officers , had been short in their duty when it came to the breaking of this Englishman . |
| 20 | Labour MPs will be challenged by the Tories not to vote against the zero increase in their pay when it comes before the Commons before April , but they are already cushioned by a 39 per cent increase in allowances they voted themselves earlier this year . |
| 21 | Be interesting , of course , if fire cover were withdrawn , because then they would have to rustle up the R.A.F. crews from Brize Norton who would n't know their big toes from their elbows when it came to plutonium and highly enriched uranium and chemical explosive . |
| 22 | So wide does the Palace cast its net when it comes to official entertaining that some of the invitees can find their fellow-guests a real let-down . |
| 23 | He says he 's had not nearly enough sex education at school , he could n't talk to his parents about it and boys just do n't speak to their mates when it comes to something so intimate and private . |
| 24 | In the past year they have lost a bishop in a love-child affair but over the past few days they had more faith in prayer than in their politicians when it came to saving the Digital computer plant . |
| 25 | Under attack from all the panellists and with a hostile audience Allchin admitted that Microsoft would be slower in the innovation stakes than its competitors when it came to object technology . |
| 26 | We sceptics when it comes to healing the world 's infirmities and redeeming its great sins . |
| 27 | Mr Prior has been involved in planning new kitchens while working in major restaurants and hotel groups , so he decided to use all his experience when it came to his own establishment . |
| 28 | Incidentally , the Minister of State knows that he has got a real pressure group round his neck when it comes to disability and the disabled . |
| 29 | And his kiss when it came had a new depth and intensity born of the freedom they had both found during the past moments . |
| 30 | Luciano 's a good lad at heart , but he 's got a bee in his bonnet when it comes to the Milettis . |