Example sentences of "but [subord] it [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it has grown to £447,000 then £300,000 is taxable on her death but if it falls to £247,000 her estate will only pay tax on £100,000 , assuming that the nil rate band did not change . |
| 2 | Public prosecutor Andrei Makarov declared afterwards that it had been significant " not so much because it punished Ostashvili , but because it brought to light the forces standing behind this small figure and exposed the fascism which is growing in society " . |
| 3 | But when it came to Grunte , they disagreed . |
| 4 | bloke going on about nothing to them , you know they thoroughly enjoyed doing the songs and everything , but when it came to listening |
| 5 | But when it came to women , the Captain was a non-starter . |
| 6 | But when it came to sport New Zealand has always been turned in . |
| 7 | The GenTech labs could n't do anything about the common cold and no government had been able to develop a workable public transport system , but when it came to deathware , why , there were wonderful new toys on the market every fall , just in time for Christmas . |
| 8 | The performance was well received , but when it came to questions the students did n't forget the Union 's traditions of controversy . |
| 9 | But when it came to music , he was a perfectionist , never satisfied to rest on his fame , he once said ‘ when I give the perfect performance , then I will die ’ . |
| 10 | But when it turns to obscenity , their report contrasts the cruelty or violence depicted in Goya 's Disasters of War or King Lear , which appeal ‘ to our shared humanity ’ , with depictions of a more prurient kind which ‘ invite us to collude in degrading it ’ . |
| 11 | But when it got to lunchtime today it 's been quite . |
| 12 | R Coronæ , in the bowl , is generally well within binocular range , and can just become visible with the naked eye , but when it drops to minimum it may fall to as low as magnitude 15 . |
| 13 | But when it comes to gravity … |
| 14 | Dogs , like men , can look very different but when it comes to sex they all know that they are members of one species and they are not culturally inhibited from taking appropriate action . |
| 15 | But when it comes to haute-cuisine , Charlie Nicholas knows where he stands . |
| 16 | While Ipswich are one game away from the National League title , Chelmsford are one place away from relegation to the Second Division but when it comes to March 28 the league will seem a million miles away and both sides will have their sights set firmly on a semi-final place . |
| 17 | ‘ T-Ride ’ was recorded using some very old equipment , including a '70s Neve mixing desk , but when it comes to equipment and its reliability Tyson again has his own views . |
| 18 | But when it comes to playtime , each cat seems to have its own personal , idiosyncratic way of embellishing its playful interactions with its owners . |
| 19 | But when it comes to clothes , I 'm absolutely ruthless . |
| 20 | Right , so I mean obviously if there 's anything that comes up as you go along I 've got ta be able to you know you and I , I 'll just chat it through , but when it comes to things like er me talk to you , sales talk to you for instance about a comparative question , you would n't know what I was talking about would you ? |
| 21 | All elementary precaution , you might think , but when it comes to franchises people tend to let emotion influence their judgment . |
| 22 | But when it comes to sport , all bets are off . |
| 23 | But when it comes to alcohol , the emphasis is on the word ‘ little . ’ |
| 24 | Jones makes the important point that sex is used to advertise everything from cars to chocolates ; ‘ but when it comes to condoms it 's all flowers and sunsets ’ . |
| 25 | But when it comes to Telly Ballet . |
| 26 | All your commissions are paid the following week but when it comes to bonuses we we there is a slight delay , two two may be two to three months . |
| 27 | But when it comes to pedestrian deaths , only two countries from the whole of Western and Southern Europe and Scandinavia — Austria and Greece — have a rate that is significantly worse . |
| 28 | But when it comes to overdrafts and cash-flow problems , the hanging gardens of Hampden Babylon , are a law unto themselves . |
| 29 | But when it comes to sentencing , this is not the case . |
| 30 | ‘ Every project has to be considered on its own merits but when it comes to safety there are certain common denominators — that 's why there are so many do 's and don'ts in place — to protect us , ’ explains regional health and safety advisor , John Fegan who , together with colleague David Scott is responsible for all of Wimpey 's Contracting and Homes sites in Scotland . |