Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun pl] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lost half of my friends when it happened |
| 2 | But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | THE body of a 26-year-old man who was apparently buried alive while trying to rescue one of his terriers when it became trapped down a hole , has been found on a Welsh mountainside . |
| 5 | It has to be said that he also invoked this oath against his barons when it suited him to do so , as in 1301 : it served against the laity no less than against the clergy . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The world did not stop in its tracks when it happened , it did not pause for breath , it did not miss a heartbeat . |
| 8 | Be interesting , of course , if fire cover were withdrawn , because then they would have to rustle up the R.A.F. crews from Brize Norton who would n't know their big toes from their elbows when it came to plutonium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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In 1979 , the DUP received a major boost to its fortunes when it gained two more Westminster MPs . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 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 | Central government provides information on its activities when it publishes its various expenditure statements . |
| 14 | Jammy barsteward this one , always seems to land on his feet when it involves getting in free to everton away games . |
| 15 | If you do n't get rid of acid you know what it does to even metal , if it sits on metal it eats through it , so you imagine what it does to your bones when it sits on them . |
| 16 | ‘ And if you keep both feet in you 've more chance of dropping back into the chair on your knees when it tries to flip , ready for it to whip back the other way , ’ says Birchall . |