Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] it come " in BNC.
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| 1 | We respond to all four strongly , but cats are weak when it comes to sweet tastes . |
| 2 | They are stingy when it comes to overheads : in most discount stores , there are few staff in sight and goods are sold out of the boxes they come in . |
| 3 | The trouble is local authorities are autonomous when it comes to applying trading standards but Haverfordwest seems out of step with other councils on the issue . |
| 4 | But the civil servants have been vague when it comes to the detail of who is to be the competent authority , who is to foot the bill for its work ( and any extra studies it may require before giving consent ) , and how much of its deliberations are to be made public . |
| 5 | ‘ Jamie says you 're ruthless when it comes to getting what you want . ’ |
| 6 | It helps the illusion of expertise if you give precise measurements and proportions in recipes , but , alas , I do n't believe this to be possible when it comes to vinaigrette . |
| 7 | I do n't know where this Doctor had this idea from but I do n't know how many years ago , but I remember I had my Co-op news every week and , and he said that he could see us going a full circle and I 'm just wondering when he 's gon if I 'll be alive when it comes round again because I , I do n't think that these big mass stores erm as I say they 're all right you see , people with plenty of money with a car they could fill the freezer up . |
| 8 | You 'll have to be careful when it comes to choosing a wife . |
| 9 | Sarella smiled happily , pushing her other feelings aside and admitting , ‘ I 'm superstitious when it comes to work . |
| 10 | Moreover , the Thessalians by tradition held the presidency of the Amphictyonic Council ( Syll. 175 ) which could be useful when it came to putting a motion . |
| 11 | They may also prove to be useful when it comes to breeding , a point that will be covered later in the series . |
| 12 | Gravel tidies have been found to be invaluable when it comes to fish digging . |
| 13 | I send you my love and thoughts , and God grant the news may be good when it comes . |
| 14 | It was a crass question — and an honest answer — but then there is nothing to say that very clever people ca n't be stupid when it comes to everyday human exchange . |
| 15 | I 'm old-fashioned when it comes to musicals , usually drawing the line after Sigmund Romberg . |
| 16 | She may also invite someone who will be important when it comes to selling it in Cabinet — someone like Willie Whitelaw . ’ |
| 17 | We may keep certain parts of ourselves well hidden from view , but our behaviour can speak volumes about attitudes , preferences and prejudices , some of which can be important when it comes to dealing with disputes and differences of opinion or possible action . |
| 18 | Now how a man who works on can think there 's anything funny about species I just ca n't understand erm but there it is. erm well , suppose , however , that in my view wrongly one did suppose that there was something erm in this sort of idea of the decoupling between the processes which we observed in single populations and erm the sort of mechanisms leading to large scale evolution , what kinds of processes are held to be important when it comes to large scale evolution events ? |
| 19 | Er but as far as I 'm concerned if it comes in in week four , that 's fair enough , but things after that then they start to get a bit upset |
| 20 | The idea was that the distinction should not be apparent when it came to examining human activities and social relationships in actual urban areas . |
| 21 | That can be critical when it comes to winning overseas business . |
| 22 | Everyone tried to help , reassuring her that this was a good omen , she would be marvellous when it came to the actual performance , but it was fairly obvious she was in a bad way . |
| 23 | It is tempting to think of dietary fibre as the tough stuff which holds the plant together , and this is true to a degree , but it can be misleading when it comes to locating high-fibre plants by guesswork . |
| 24 | Though a picture may sometimes be worth a thousand words , this may not be true when it comes to drawing out facts from figures . |
| 25 | To Sir Thomas Fanny is socially acceptable and both Fanny and Edmund will be secure when it comes to finance . |
| 26 | Four other colourways are available and it comes in five widths , about £23.50 per sq m Accessories : Yellow photograph album , £12.50 ; Jennifer Tuckey stationery , £8.95 and £9.50 Best for : Any room , but especially suitable for halls and stairs |
| 27 | Many governors are uncertain about the level of responsibility being urged upon them and everywhere the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak when it comes to course funding . |
| 28 | It is possible that it came from the east of the Frankish confederacy , rather than the Rhineland . |
| 29 | The United Kingdom , the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic argue , however , that the position is different when it comes to the competence of each state under public international law to define as it thinks fit the conditions upon which it grants to a vessel the right to fly its flag . |
| 30 | This debate is unusual because it comes against the background of the autumn statement , which is often debated separately , and the meeting in Maastricht at the end of the year , which may decide on economic and monetary union . |