Example sentences of "when [pers pn] come [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I came to the last two years of school , I wanted to specialize in mathematics and physics . |
| 2 | Then when I came to the third I did not like it . |
| 3 | When I came to the third class , the head introduced me as the ‘ expert from London ’ . |
| 4 | When I came around the next time all I seen was smoke … and I knew we put the final bullet in him , ’ Destefani said after emerging from the cockpit of his winning racer . |
| 5 | The sweat was running down your back all day and I 've seen me taken off my white clothes and hang them up and they were still wet when you come in the next day . |
| 6 | And when she came to the last name only the fact that she was already frozen saved her from betraying herself . |
| 7 | When we came to the third hole I thought we were going to need some of that cushion . |
| 8 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 9 | At this stage we do not know whether the " dayes ' are general ( which would imply that the missing verb is are ) or particular ; but we get a clearer picture when we come to the second clause " when I / Shin " d " . |
| 10 | Its appearance in Anselm 's later letters will require further discussion when we come to the next phase in Anselm 's life . |
| 11 | So when they come across the first element of mystery which they can not understand , they conclude that Christianity is not rational after all . |
| 12 | ‘ When it come to the last quarter of an hour , you want to have that last a long while ! ’ |
| 13 | But when it came to the first anecdote the tale of her son 's embarrassing performance in a school Nativity play the old professional skills suddenly shone through . |
| 14 | And when it came to the last garment , I pulled that off as well , glad as children always are , and I hope always will to be undressed and free , and stood in what Janet calls ‘ birthday clothes ’ . |
| 15 | It was this fact which led Lord Lyons to comment that the government did not lead so much as follow when it came to the last stages of the crisis . |
| 16 | When it comes to the second aspect — marketing the services offered by departments — it is possible to content that ‘ top management does not understand what marketing is or its importance to an organisation 's success . |
| 17 | Mr. Leggatt said the recession had affected the industry to a minimal degree , ‘ When it comes to the last rites people will have what they best feel suits the deceased . ’ |
| 18 | I 've actually seen erm er been in a workshop as a participant where a chap who was excellent at this had what he did was while while the participants were doing some sort of an exercise he was actually making these tiny notes up in the top corner for himself so that when he when he came to the next sort of section that he wanted he 'd he 'd got he 'd got the odd notes just up there in the corner . |
| 19 | He was going like a winner when he came to the third from home , fell and broke a leg . |
| 20 | When he comes to the first dramatic event he appears to be reaching towards a dramatic present here comes but is constrained by the prevailing past tense of the narration . |