Example sentences of "[noun] when it suit " in BNC.
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| 1 | To assume so would be seriously to underestimate the ability of civil servants to use the rhetoric of Keynesianism when it suited them and to ignore it when it did not . |
| 2 | Since crime , however it is defined in any particular society , always involves some degree of restraint on individual self-interest , our natural tendency is always towards deviation : we will , it seems , always choose the deviant alternative when it suits us and when we think we can get away with it . |
| 3 | He is alert to all the means at his disposal , and employs parody and even the stream of consciousness when it suits him . |
| 4 | In his summing up Judge Hyam told the jury , you may come to the conclusion that the young woman was quite disturbed , craved affection and was quite able to tell untruths when it suited her . |
| 5 | Though most developed countries deplore such practices , most either practice them from time to time — as Britain did in its arms dealing with Saudi Arabia — or else turn a blind eye when it suits them . |
| 6 | Many of these techniques culminate in your being able to trigger off a general sense of relaxation when it suits you . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | " You 've been known to bend the truth when it suits you , but I must be sure this time . " |
| 9 | They only stick to Union regulations when it suits them . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions . |
| 11 | The probability — it can be no more , given the absence of hard evidence — is that Zuwaya used superior government when it suited them , exercised it over others when they could , and did their utmost to escape it when it threatened their property and privilege . |
| 12 | They can be ‘ Labour ’ or ‘ Cooperative ’ or conscientious objectors when it suits , but whatever they disguise themselves as , their object is the same — to bring about a ‘ class war ’ … |
| 13 | Although Gregory himself left no works within this tradition , he was able to employ tricks of style when it suited him . |
| 14 | Jackie Tiptoe could turn himself into a proper gent when it suited him . |
| 15 | Both were accused by some contemporaries of pursuing their own interests , cynically exploiting their position , betraying the ruler when it suited them . |
| 16 | The Glynns have always played their cards close to their chests and , like Clarence here , they have the knack of fading into the background when it suits them . |
| 17 | The attempts of the Serbs to form a Christian coalition against the advancing Turks were as ineffective as those of the great Albanian leader , Skanderbeg , who , like Djuradj Branković , found that the would-be allies often exacted a heavy price for their help and were quite capable of deserting the cause when it suited them . |
| 18 | Even when the Treaty allowed for majority voting , thus hopefully preventing individual states from applying a veto , progress was frustrated in earlier days by French distaste for the principle and later the British were not averse to opposing majority voting when it suited them . |
| 19 | He was little affected by the Civil War , changing sides when it suited him . |
| 20 | Cromwell had thrown in his lot with the Levellers when it suited him two years before and so was regarded by them as no better than a mutineer himself when he turned against them . |
| 21 | Miguel does the chasing when it suits him . |
| 22 | Historically , this engaging adventurer carved out a career on the frontiers of Christendom and Islam without troubling himself much about religious differences : he was happy to ally himself with Muslims when it suited him . |
| 23 | It is important to recognise that this should not be an absolute proscription : some fine writers of English use and at the beginning of a sentence when it suits their purposes , e.g. : |
| 24 | The Church can break her own rules when it suits her , is that it ? ’ |
| 25 | However much Cnut may have played the Christian king , he was , like other rulers , willing to turn a blind eye to church teaching when it suited him . |
| 26 | Mr Major is furious at the rebels ' tactics in gleefully voting with Labour and the Liberal Democrats when it suits them . |
| 27 | However , most boards tended to extract material when it suited them and rarely adhered to the time-scale or suggestions for different kinds of activity . |
| 28 | Apparently you were n't averse to trying to score with me — on the occasions when it suited you . |
| 29 | Like other cities , it bargained with the emperor and also favoured the pope when it suited . |