Example sentences of "but [conj] it comes " in BNC.

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1 If the predator takes a wrong direction they remain in hiding until the danger is passed , but if it comes close again they wait until the last moment and then repeat the dash-and-hide movement .
2 I 'm not sure whether to believe this or not , but if it comes , I 'm told that ‘ everything concerning this publication will be kept under wraps like last time ’ .
3 But if it comes on very suddenly or the swelling from retained fluid is very pronounced , it is a sign of pre-eclampsia and will require medical attention .
4 " Stop talking " can be seen as plain common sense if everyone is talking at once , but if it comes from an over-talkative mother with a shy child it can have serious consequences on the child 's character .
5 I 'll bring one in on Tuesday , in case , but if it comes on on the weekend I 'm gon na tape it .
6 but before it comes to this meeting
7 But when it comes down to concrete moral judgements and commitments , such abstractions will be found interpreted in opposing ways .
8 But when it comes to sport , all bets are off .
9 It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot .
10 All right , they say , a wife is a wife after all , but when it comes to a parents ' decision …
11 But when it comes down to it , the V8 is more a car for drivers than passengers .
12 But when it comes to clothes , I 'm absolutely ruthless .
13 But when it comes to the Social Charter there may well be a case for slowing the grandiose Delors ideas .
14 But when it comes to ruling themselves , they maintain 13 separate governments ( while Britain still runs five tiny territories as colonies ) .
15 They explain that they have always fended for themselves because of being at work , but when it comes to going home the difficulties begin .
16 But when it comes to big things like religion , politics and money , we all too often just vaguely hope that we 'll get by .
17 I had n't come to any grief by not having a comprehensive view of that crocodile pool , ignorance really was bliss that day ; but when it comes to organizing a major event , failure to see the overall picture from the start can blight the whole business .
18 All elementary precaution , you might think , but when it comes to franchises people tend to let emotion influence their judgment .
19 This may well seem to be the most efficient way of utilising office time but when it comes to weighing up effectiveness the pro-forma is a non-starter as parents are antagonised by this bureaucratic and impersonal style of communication .
20 But when it comes to the issue of how a given physical stimulus is actually perceived , we have chosen to represent this in terms of the central representational elements that it activates .
21 Scholarship may come later to them , but when it comes , it has a surer foundation .
22 ‘ They get an idea , but when it comes to sticking with it , really working at it , they fold up . ’
23 Sir Denys had little doubt that the coming months seem set to be as difficult as 1991 was for most countries , ‘ It would not be prudent at this stage to attempt to predict when recovery might begin ’ , he said , ‘ But when it comes , it is very likely to be gradual ’ .
24 But when it comes to fumbling balls there are very few Scottish keepers who can rival the Norwich City custodian Bryan Gunn .
25 The list of Scottish footballers who have frequented their local turf accountant is longer than the starting lineup for the Grand National , but when it comes to identifying the ante-post favourite one player stands out above the rest .
26 But when it comes to haute-cuisine , Charlie Nicholas knows where he stands .
27 But when it comes to overdrafts and cash-flow problems , the hanging gardens of Hampden Babylon , are a law unto themselves .
28 But when it comes to delivering a bill to the Grand Army … ’
29 But when it comes to Telly Ballet .
30 But when it comes to the ecstatically energised and demonstrative music , he either plays safe with tempi and tones down orchestral brilliance or , more alarmingly , decides to add a wealth of extra cymbal ( suspended and clashed ) , presumably in the misguided notion that more emphasis is required .
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