Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately he 's still a bit dozy when it comes to starting . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Roger , Roger , is n't the human mind ingenious when it comes to plotting the destruction of another being ? |
| 3 | IBM Corp is using the 88110 in its new X terminals but says it will probably migrate to PowerPC 601s when it 's got them in volume : a 40MHz 88110 offers roughly the performance of a 33MHz SuperSparc . |
| 4 | IBM is using it in its new X terminals but says it will probably migrate to PowerPC 601s when it 's got volumes . |
| 5 | It is not an exaggeration to say that these kept the campaign afloat when it appeared to be sinking for lack of funds . |
| 6 | P P G three , the revised P P G three when it came out clearly , in my opinion changes the emphasis from the draft P P G three from the draft P P G three , paragraphs thirty two and thirty three which I would emphasize should to be read together , clearly indicates that new settlements are as someone said this morning , sorry , earlier in the discussion today , an issue of last resort . |
| 7 | New Yorkers , it seems , are a bit soft when it comes to roof-down motoring . |
| 8 | The erm safety on the transport yes I mean I am very happy to say that we will ask the , the staff to look at that and perhaps I can just clarify the meaning of that paragraph ah in four point eight when it says a m a new member of staff it means a new member of staff will be responsible for health and safety not just one person on his own . |
| 9 | Moreover it saved us as a family from being caught in the 1914 — 18 war as my sister and I were eighteen and sixteen years old when it finished and almost all our contemporary male cousins were killed . |
| 10 | It was said to be 700 years old when it fell in 1896 . |
| 11 | The revenue investment proposals , the area of biggest concern for commentators , were dropped from FRED 1 when it became clear that there was virtually no support for them — a watered-down version of the proposals subsequently appeared in a discussion draft , putting forward the ASB 's suggestions for an Operating and Financial Review . |
| 12 | A bill to extend President 's rule in the troubled state of Punjab collapsed in the Lok Sabha on Oct. 1 when it failed to secure the required majority [ for previous extension of President 's rule in April 1990 see p. 37377 ] . |
| 13 | The 4300 features separate units , which makes toner cartridge replacement cheaper when it happens . |
| 14 | The government more or less completed its price deregulation programme on March 1 when it freed most fixed prices for food and daily necessities ; only bread and flour prices remained controlled . |
| 15 | Bartolini also admitted : ‘ We were a little bit worried when it happened and , of course , he was a little bit scared . |
| 16 | But they set their sights a lot lower when it comes to getting Americans to tune in on television . |
| 17 | He was the first star to weather the storm of a dope scandal , emerging unscathed and proving the Indianapolis Star wrong when it prophesied that ‘ The public never did — never will — laugh off a dope scandal involving a screen favourite performer . |
| 18 | In 1992 , ICI recorded another world first when it opened a new plant to produce HFC 32 [ ‘ Klea ’ 32 ] . |
| 19 | So try and remember that I E one when it makes an E sound I before E except after C now that 's going to help you with quite a few words . |
| 20 | ‘ Mother 's a bit bossy when it comes to gardening , I 'm afraid . ’ |