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

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1 Because of this background , I expected a book called Feminism for Beginners to explain why all this happened when it did .
2 Yet it seemed to me they had much to learn when it came to manners and plain humanity .
3 ‘ In a way it 's quite lucky it all happened when it did — but it 's a shame for other people who will be bringing cases forward in the near future . ’
4 And should an original and lovely ‘ Samuel Palmer ’ sketch or ‘ Vermeer ’ canvas be any less valued when it turns out to be by Tom Keating or Henricus van Meegaeren ?
5 What did that mean when it came down to it ?
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