Example sentences of "when it [verb] [prep] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maria Callas No. 4 ’ ( Sotheby 's lot 47 , est. $200–250,000 ) , an explosive abstract composition painted by Julian Schnabel on a large sheet of dark red velvet in 1982 , shared an auction record for the artist 's work when it sold to New York property developer , Harry Macklowe and his wife Linda , for $290,000 ( £161,100 ) . |
| 2 | Labour joy was multiplied when it fell to Keith Joseph , the Trade and Industry Secretary , to make the rescue statement . |
| 3 | In 1967 the Rover name almost disappeared when it merged with Leyland Motors . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But when it came to sport New Zealand has always been turned in . |
| 7 | When it came to slanging matches against Greycoats the Gasworks were well ahead on points ; in examinations and suchlike boring rubbish the Gasworks were quite happy for Greycoats to take precedence . |
| 8 | I think that a chief , or perhaps a leading group would after a while be decided on and priorities set in a way more mature than the boys , but girls would be less imaginative when it came to building shelters and lighting fires , and also less physically able to lift heavy objects and build things . |
| 9 | By the end of Saturday morning the whole place was spick and span , with hopefully not too many drops of cleaner on the floor when it came to inspection time . |
| 10 | There the register-keeper was well and truly confused , since he not only referred to children of ‘ Charles William Titford , Linen Draper , Bishopsgate Street ’ — a nomenclature which we are used to by now — but also made an error when it came to wife Anne 's name — she appears as ‘ Mary ’ . |
| 11 | Sir Richard said sportsmen had a tremendous impact on youngsters when it came to tobacco advertising and they had to set an example . |
| 12 | When it came to Glasgow fun Fergus stood alone , but Lord Roberts , that same whose statue and cuddy stand in splendid isolation looking down on Kelvin Park from Park Circus , told the graduation audience in Glasgow University in 1913 that , ‘ Britain stands alone still ’ . |
| 13 | When I , when it came to exam time , I used to work until midnight , have three hours sleep and get up at three in the morning to carry on revising er because I was n't brilliant and I could n't remember everything and it was hard work . |
| 14 | And today the Executive admitted it could do better when it came to grounds maintenance in that area of the city . |
| 15 | When it came to fisticuffs Sean Connery was happy to mix it with the best of them — ‘ He believed stuntmen were there to take the knocks and let them have it in the fight scenes , ’ said one . |
| 16 | These cases show that the courts took a fairly hard line when it came to police discretion in this area . |
| 17 | When it came to football Bert had one thing on his mind , pigeons . |
| 18 | Location was something of a problem when it came to Pat Phoenix , the phenomenally successful Elsie Tanner of Coronation Street . |
| 19 | While education was the single most significant activity the employers of Advanced Course students engaged in , when it came to job titles and the nature of the jobs the students were or would be doing , educational occupations were not dominant in the same way . |
| 20 | Despite joint ventures in Europe with Philips and Olivetti , and in Spain , AT&T did not successfully achieve the same status as the existing ‘ foreign legion ’ telecoms equipment suppliers ; Siemens of Germany and Ericsson continued their traditional success as equipment suppliers in many countries , and ITT largely held on to its foreign markets both under its US ownership and when it came under majority French ( Alcatel ) control in 1986 . |
| 21 | He tried to get a post at the British Museum , and was most indignant when it went to George Children , a friend of Davy and thus possessing superior patronage . |
| 22 | When it comes to Vic Reeves , you have to be there . |
| 23 | More than most , BMW is very careful not to tread on its own toes when it comes to cabin size . |
| 24 | No one has come near to me when it comes to boxing skills , and that 's what I 'm interested in . |
| 25 | Do n't let convention cramp your style when it comes to container gardening . |
| 26 | All elementary precaution , you might think , but when it comes to franchises people tend to let emotion influence their judgment . |
| 27 | FOILING THE FRAUDSTERS Do n't be an ostrich when it comes to computer system security . |
| 28 | Great colourful graphics , very hard ( well that 's what I think , when it comes to computer games I 'm pretty rubbish ) , fun . |
| 29 | When it comes to gas fires , there 's a confusingly wide array of makes and models available . |
| 30 | I will admit that I am a total tube head when it comes to guitar amps , but at the same time sufficiently open-minded to have previously applauded other companies ' efforts in solid state technology . |