Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] when it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But you could toss a coin between them when it comes to judging the difference . ’
2 The weekend lost its appeal for me when it came to the fundamental rebirthing philosophy .
3 It 's an N for me when it goes back .
4 However , it is important for the designer to be aware of the nature and extent of the possibilities that are in principle available so that he may be able to exploit some of them when it seems appropriate .
5 The gun jumped , but she was n't in front of it when it went off .
6 But it must know what it aims to achieve and what will be demanded of it when it sends in its peacekeepers .
7 Explain what 's in your mind and ask whether they 'd be interested in helping start it or being a part of it when it gets going .
8 Rosie lost sight of it when it disappeared behind a cardboard box and she turned her attention back to the door .
9 Muslims and Jews want to get rid of it for religious reasons ; Americans want ( wanted ? ) to get rid of it for hygienic reasons and for the hypothetical reduced risk of penile cancer in the circumcised population ; Latins love to play with it , like to keep it , and are taught to mobilise it often ; the British would like to ignore it , not to touch it , and eventually get rid of it when it causes too much trouble .
10 However , as is generally the case with most benefits hard won from the state , once implemented the recipients unite in defence of it when it appears to be under threat .
11 It was n't all that far below us when it stopped . ’
12 I reviewed Take a girl like you when it came out , and took pains to convey how much I enjoyed and admired its incendiariness .
13 Having started along the path of gas-cooled reactors , the nuclear industry stuck with them when it came to looking for an improved model .
14 Anyway , the point is this that I am going to say as far as I 'm concerned I 'm gon na put all my maximum ability in making sure that this government stands by its obligation which it gave me when I wrote to the Prime Minister because I was very very concerned that I did not want to see the old people and pensioners who was having difficulty in making ends meet , suffer further and therefore I am with you when it comes to concerning yourself in relation to the O A P's or the pensioners or any one who is suffering because of the s seventeen and o half percent , the maximum is put on .
15 Unigram ( UX No 418 ) got carried away with itself when it identified AGE Logic 's new 32-bit X server as being for Windows NT .
16 Ingrid and other loyal friends spent long hours burning the midnight oil with her when it came to the final typing .
17 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 . ’
18 They 'll be able to hide under it when it rains .
19 The next time it relents , I pull even harder and feel pleased with myself when it comes completely clear of the raft .
20 Discourse treats the rules of grammar as a resource , conforming to them when it needs to , but departing from them when it does not .
21 There was , however , an instinct in him when it came to Judith that he 'd never experienced with any other woman .
22 It was about six feet from him when it went off , to which distance , and the fact that Peter 's kick had made him roll into the water at the minute of explosion , he owed his mangled survival .
23 The shattered bodies which had been hurled from it when it exploded were being gathered up on stretchers .
24 If you have ham reception , you might get an advance warning of trouble from someone directly involved in it when it happens .
25 Is it , nevertheless , true that there are no limits upon the power of Parliament to pass laws , and no controls upon it when it does so ?
26 But it tends to gloss over them when it draws on mainstream psychology .
27 Discourse treats the rules of grammar as a resource , conforming to them when it needs to , but departing from them when it does not .
28 The majority of men say that sex makes no difference to them when it comes to choosing a doctor , surgeon , lawyer , MP or boss .
29 No one has come near to me when it comes to boxing skills , and that 's what I 'm interested in .
30 I see even our daughter is expendable to you when it comes to safeguarding those bloody royalties . ’
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