Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] it [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need for industrial application shows the practical nature of patent law , which requires that the invention should be something which can be produced or that it relates to some sort of industrial process . |
| 2 | It is not always possible to determine at time of intimation whether a carpet will clean satisfactorily or whether it requires to be replaced . |
| 3 | ‘ We do n't have the details though — we do n't know if it might include the replacement of schools or whether it has to be directed at education in different ways . ’ |
| 4 | Rawls shows neither that this assumption follows from the Kantian insight nor that it leads to neutral political concern . |
| 5 | Except that it seemed to him rather funny . |
| 6 | Clause 4 has the same wording , except that it applies to the chief inspector for Wales . |
| 7 | This might be interpreted as an indication that it is not his purpose or intention to present a systematic , coherent and consistent Advaitin account of the concept of Truth or God after the fashion of Śankara , the principal exponent of non-dualism , and that what could be said concerning the metaphysical basis of his thought is that although it purports to be Advaitin it does not preclude the possibility of Dvaita , or Dualist , and Viśi ādvaita , or qualified non-Dualist interpretations of the nature of reality . |
| 8 | Furthermore , the DUC also realized that the mining had to be prevented by preventing prospecting and not waiting to begin opposition with the planning applications for the mining itself : ‘ We always felt that if it came to an actual application for mining that we would lose . |
| 9 | I like to feel that if it came to a stand-up fight I would have a good chance of victory and escape . |
| 10 | I think I told Liverpool that if it gets to erm Caernarvon to the Caernarvon office by today it will appear in this week 's issue . |
| 11 | ‘ What is very important is to turn the screw on Iran , to make it clear to Iran that if it wants to be treated as an equal member of the community of nations , it has to stop trying to murder their citizens . |
| 12 | ‘ We have made it our duty to find out as much as we can about Natasha , so that if it comes to a point where we want to adopt her , we will have the documentation ready . ’ |
| 13 | Well I I I would say that if it comes to the attention of Social Services , that we would treat it the same . |
| 14 | Section 245 provides that if it appears to the directors that any annual accounts of the company or any directors ' report did not comply with the provisions of the Act they may prepare revised accounts or a revised report . |
| 15 | That 's the main reason for the P A G to refine the , the capital programme , to reflect that before it goes to the Policy Panel , and then to P and R and Council . |
| 16 | After leaving Dekalb at 20 , Cindy always returned to her mother for advice — except when it came to Gere , 17 years her senior . |
| 17 | Entering the measurements is quite straightforward , except when it comes to the armhole measurement for set-in sleeves . |
| 18 | There are no classes , no social hierarchy in prison , except when it comes to drugs . ’ |
| 19 | Most pupils have little creativity or imagination , except when it comes to thinking of excuses for not having done their homework . |
| 20 | Except when it comes to girls ! |
| 21 | He was like an old car that had been around in the neighbourhood for a long time , loaned out among your friends , used and passed on , so that when it got to you in your time , you knew what you were getting . |
| 22 | As a working detective , it would take six months of living with a mate to trust him and know that when it came to the Crown Court appearance he would know exactly what to say . |
| 23 | The implication was that when it came to embroidery , the stitching up had been done on Merseyside , if Barnes had been fit enough to train for the last two days . |
| 24 | And so whenever she imagined this scene , she knew that when it came to the visitor 's question she would capitulate and declare against her wishes , against her desire : ‘ Yes . |
| 25 | It would be simple enough to avoid their hospitality given sufficient ruthlessness and he had never lacked that when it came to safeguarding his privacy . |
| 26 | ‘ They acted out the robbery in full so that when it came to describing it to everyone , to police , and to insurance investigators , they would be able to describe it in perfect detail . ’ |
| 27 | The market-boast died first , as one by one , IBM 's hottest new products fell by the wayside , starting as early as Series/1 and the 8100 , continuing through System 38 , which was excellent , but scared IBM 's mainframe mafia too much , to the RT , such a disaster that when it came to the RS/6000 , IBM had to play new kid on the block and study and try to emulate the leaders in the Unix market to get the thing off the ground at all . |
| 28 | The first thing that that litany reminds us of is that when it came to success , in the immortal words of Mae West ( put into her mouth by scriptwriter Vincent Lawrence ) , goodness had nothing to do with it . |
| 29 | … whether he himself — straight now — did n't understand that when it came to saving one 's life in the dark , one did n't care who else went — three , thirty , three hundred people . |
| 30 | The fact was , the beleaguered prime minister explained to a restive House of Commons , that when it came to income maintenance , history had turned the welfare state on its head . |