Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] it came " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If that were the only stumbling-block , I 'd put all my weight behind you if it came to a showdown with the pater . |
| 2 | I reviewed Take a girl like you when it came out , and took pains to convey how much I enjoyed and admired its incendiariness . |
| 3 | This might impede her if it came to a fight , but that was unlikely . |
| 4 | Susan hoped the skill would come back to her if it came to guns . |
| 5 | Mr was well aware because he 'd been told by the plaintiffs solicitors that the plaintiffs received terms for cover or to obtain interest on their costs , the plaintiffs solicitors wrote specifically to Mr enquiring was his offer in , in the sum of forty two thousand pounds , that 's er the possible agreed settlement figure for costs , er if it was inclusive or exclusive of interest erm there were some delay but er Mr wrote back in due course making clear that interest was n't included , I should also say that in Mr er proposed bill of costs he had disallowed interest for a fairly short period in respect of both the plaintiffs bill of costs and the defendants bill of costs and the plaintiffs solicitors do n't appear to have erm taken any point on that , but as I say it , the point as to interest was specifically raised by the plaintiffs solicitors letter and er I 'm quite satisfied on the correspondence that they when it came to the matter were seen , were desires of obtaining interest in respect of their costs . |
| 6 | Ingrid and other loyal friends spent long hours burning the midnight oil with her when it came to the final typing . |
| 7 | There was , however , an instinct in him when it came to Judith that he 'd never experienced with any other woman . |
| 8 | Removal of this national vulnerability and dependence on other nations became the prime aim , and so compelling an aim was it that it came to be achieved by fair means or foul . |
| 9 | All also said they would prefer it if it came in a pot , rather than in the single-application , fiddly pea-sized plastic spheres . |
| 10 | And if it if it came an air raid you started scurrying to the hill to get in the tunnel . |
| 11 | The Moslems would n't accept it if it came straight from him . ’ |
| 12 | With trepidation I took a stronger hold of it and it came away altogether but with a sharp dagger of soreness , like digging out a splinter . |
| 13 | I stood and looked at it and it came and rubbed itself against my leg . |
| 14 | He dived underneath it but it came down , almost crushing him . |
| 15 | I was at a day school in Hampstead , King Alfred School , in its heyday , and we went out to Golders Green and boarded the open top of a No. 13 bus and sat on it till it came back to Golders Green again — such sights we saw ! |
| 16 | Seddon knew more about the Ingard-Stavanger case than I did , because , being an ex-chief of the Fraud Squad , he 'd been consulted about it before it came to us , and had , in fact , directed the preliminary police inquiries . |
| 17 | Thus , despite all the effort he had devoted to the cause of German unification , he opposed it when it came through the force of Prussian arms and Bismarckian diplomacy . |
| 18 | And I 'm sure a lot of times he had no idea what was going to come out , but he knew there was going to be some sort of feedback or something , so he 'd just play with it when it came . ’ |
| 19 | Comfort agreed and enjoyed it when it came , but the sparkle and fun had been taken out of their conversation by the unfortunate choice of the word ‘ gossip ’ . |
| 20 | He did n't like it when it came . |
| 21 | I looked at him , not really wanting help , but appreciating it when it came . |
| 22 | If they have got something cooking , and if I found I did n't like it when it came , I 'd tell them to get stuffed . |
| 23 | It lacked the bypass of Hebon under Pertunda , and Triglaf certainly had the edge on it when it came to a southerly location . |
| 24 | True , he was a vital part of the 2nd Div side but then so were a lot of players who really were n't up to it when it came to Div I. It was , as Wilko realised a totally different ball-game . |
| 25 | I 'm not saying it 's bad , necessarily bad , but I think it has changed something and , and it 's , I , I certainly saw it when it came onto fire stations in the fifties how life changed in the fire station . |
| 26 | So I said I was tired of waiting for the money for my things and she can collect it from the students and have it when it came . |
| 27 | She tossed it up and caught it as it came slowly down . |
| 28 | I ca n't remembered who said it a little earlier but they said that the er , conservatives er dealt with the environment as it came along , and it 's it 's been all too apparent that they kep dealt with it as it came along . |
| 29 | Having started along the path of gas-cooled reactors , the nuclear industry stuck with them when it came to looking for an improved model . |
| 30 | The weekend lost its appeal for me when it came to the fundamental rebirthing philosophy . |