Example sentences of "[adj] when it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It smells different when it 's been raining and our clothes are wet . |
| 2 | You need to ask yourself what is so different when it comes to talking to an audience ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Things are somewhat different when it comes to the sales decision : here it seems that many worked out at quite an early stage that the sales strategy ought to take a reservation form ( with perhaps an intermediate section to take account of risk and risk aversion ) . |
| 5 | It becomes interesting when it seems that Jane might hit Tom , or when one of them stops for a moment and thinks . |
| 6 | Wilko does n't seem to be the smartest when it comes to totting up transfer prices ! |
| 7 | Many people are extremely generous when it comes to giving money to conservation . |
| 8 | MERSEYSIDE parents are among the most generous when it comes to giving pocket money , a survey has revealed . |
| 9 | Psychological knowledge is unavoidably ambiguous , and this is especially clear when it involves relatively ill-defined , social aspects of subjectivity , like gender . |
| 10 | Not only does this become stale after a while , but it also leaves you bereft when it stops . |
| 11 | Child Slaves is written in prose that pulls no punches and is strident when it has to be , unlike When the Bough Breaks … which is a bit bloodless by comparison . |
| 12 | The London Society implicitly recognises this when it goes on to argue that a DG would allow the president 's post to become part-time , thereby allowing the senior partner of a major practice to take it on . |
| 13 | We seem to resent this when it happens in English — when we leave the ‘ t ’ off the end of ‘ hot ’ , for example , and replace it with a ‘ glottal stop ’ ( try saying ‘ hot milk ’ three times quickly ) . |
| 14 | Sometimes the legislature does this when it imposes the duty by couching the duty in very clear , concrete , and specific terms . |
| 15 | It is important to remember this when it comes to playback and this is discussed in the next section . |
| 16 | The main problem with inkjets is that because the ink is wet when it hits the paper , it tends to spread along the fibres , giving a distorted image . |
| 17 | The Princess of Wales is equally quick-witted when it comes to the brief royal encounter . |
| 18 | Apparently , if a baby kicks and is repeatedly given a response to that kick by touch , it can become highly responsive when it enters the world . |
| 19 | I mean , it 's bound to get easier when it 's all been fully computerised . |
| 20 | Individual fibres change their thickness but not their length with moisture changes , and it is the helical geometry of ropes and textile yarns which causes rope and cloth to get shorter when it gets wet . |
| 21 | An organism adapts to another when it changes itself to suit the latter . |
| 22 | Sarella smiled happily , pushing her other feelings aside and admitting , ‘ I 'm superstitious when it comes to work . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Big Ben was lucky to get away with a mistake at the second fence in his warm-up round , but is likely to be more careful when it matters . |
| 25 | You 'll have to be careful when it comes to choosing a wife . |
| 26 | I 'm sure you 'll work something out with Ian , but Sophie will have to be very careful when it comes to choosing the right person to replace you . ’ |
| 27 | I ask the House to be careful when it has one of its own Members in its charge . |
| 28 | The professional assessment is that the Mitre ball is heavier when it flies through the air and therefore lends itself to greater accuracy . |
| 29 | Users themselves , however , are not completely blameless when it comes to the slow uptake of open systems , Wendler observes , ‘ our clients do n't take products seriously until IBM is involved . ’ |
| 30 | Yes , but then when that income 's paid in , half of the income 's taxable when it 's assessed for you , and half would be paid gross to your wife , you know it 's a diff it 's a different , it 's a different er |