Example sentences of "especially when it " in BNC.

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1 One was about to start work in the engineering department of Rover and was already cute enough to know what you should and should n't say to a journalist , especially when it comes to forthcoming developments of the K-series engine .
2 It was too much work for too little money , especially when it was a short review .
3 Especially when it meant spending money .
4 He was one of those people who are instantly popular , and I felt sure he must know and relish his power over others , the power that only exceptional physical beauty can give , especially when it is allied with intelligence and strong animal magnetism .
5 Many people swear that their horse has a sense of humour , especially when it likes tipping them off ; but it is possible of course that these people actually have a considerable sense of humour themselves to put up with the vagaries of their horse !
6 I always notice what people are wearing , I think it 's fascinating ; I 'm good at appreciating what kind of look someone has aimed for , especially when it 's obvious she 's put a lot of time and effort into it .
7 That scepticism about language - especially when it is divorced from the purposes of daily life — has become a hallmark of much contemporary thought .
8 It never surprises me when black folks respond to the critique of essentialism , especially when it denies the validity of identity politics , by saying ‘ Yeah , it 's easy to give up identity when you got one ’ .
9 Finding a book from one of the great libraries out on the loose without a cancellation stamp is a disquieting experience , especially when it comes from one of the older Universities .
10 Although the path at this stage is packed solid with shuffling picnickers , it 's a beautiful little track , especially when it emerges from the gorge and opens up into a wide glen where the Allt Coire a' Mhail tumbles to the Water of Nevis via a narrow and dramatic waterfall .
11 People who have infected sores , such as boils or styes , or who have diarrhoeal conditions , should not prepare food , especially when it is to be distributed to large numbers .
12 Where an odour has multi-sources this problem is exacerbated especially when it is created by two or more chemicals coming together neither of which individually amount to a nuisance .
13 We desperately need to avoid making hasty judgements , especially when it comes to the most basic question of all : whose ! rifts are they ?
14 Researchers are often reluctant to provide this weight of sample , especially when it has to be cut away from a valuable fragment of , say , bone or wood .
15 The son of a Siberian farmer , Rasputin soon adopted the motto ‘ work hard and play hard ’ , especially when it came to drink and women .
16 People are just too serious — especially when it comes to children .
17 It is best controlled by dusting the green parts of the vine , especially when it is hot , with finely powdered sulphur .
18 As is often the case , science has simply caught up with the hobbyist on this point , as synspilum is quite obviously different from melanurum , and from other Theraps , when you see one swimming round your tank , especially when it is an adult in full colour .
19 What Gandhi may be suggesting by the statement that the road one takes is unimportant provided the goal is achieved is that too much importance can be attached to particular religions , especially when it might result in exclusivist claims being made on behalf of those religions .
20 Summing up a custom-made guitar , especially when it was made for no-one in particular , is a difficult task at the best of times .
21 However , Wyllie soon found that he and Whetton were not exactly compatible , especially when it came to matters tactical , and during the 1990 tour of France , Wyllie turned the more often to Brewer for tactical analysis .
22 Yet progress comes to every backwater , especially when it is on television .
23 ‘ It 's an honour to get something like this , especially when it 's a complete surprise , ’ says Joan , from Hambleton , near Selby , North Yorkshire .
24 We 're getting sick of criticism , especially when it comes from our own offices , ’ said a newsroom source .
25 Despite these limitations , Rabbit can claim some advantages over other mobile phones currently available , especially when it comes to call quality and security , and international compatibility .
26 Speed is of the essence , especially when it comes to losing weight .
27 Strains in glass — as in most other transparent solids — become visible in polarized light and sunlight is partially polarized especially when it is reflected from non-metallic surfaces such as a road or the paintwork of a car .
28 Reading was difficult for me , especially when it involved looking at the chalkboard , and I soon found myself being classed as ‘ thick ’ .
29 People are just too serious — especially when it comes to children .
30 It 's not all rosy in the retail business — especially when it comes to the more ‘ difficult ’ customers .
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