Example sentences of "[pers pn] comes [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is obvious United can no longer compete when it comes to buying the best . |
| 2 | Some people are ‘ naturals ’ when it comes to helping the elderly , because they are affectionate , imaginative and capable . |
| 3 | When it comes to using the right tools for the job it is also important to realise that the final output from a desktop publishing system is not always the end product . |
| 4 | I do n't believe in any hard and fast rules when it comes to hanging the best work . |
| 5 | When it comes to handling the environmental crisis there is undoubted strength but also a flaw in the Western democratic system which has triumphed so dramatically , both ideologically and materially , at the end of the twentieth century : its political and economic well-being depends on growth and the prospect of ever-increasing wealth and improved standards of living . |
| 6 | When it comes to achieving the right weight for health , and maintaining it , some of us are going to have a far harder task than others . |
| 7 | When it comes to supporting the private sector , Scott is a vociferous and tough opponent . |
| 8 | Erm Gordon Brown is giving in , is he not to pressure from the traditionalists , when it comes to soaking the rich , or soaking the middle class , he 's now saying , well maybe there will be a bit of soaking the rich , or soaking the middle class , whereas he wanted to say , and you wanted him to say , no we 're not going to do that , we moved away from that . |
| 9 | But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women . |
| 10 | I 'm sure you 'll work something out with Ian , but Sophie will have to be very careful when it comes to choosing the right person to replace you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Gabriel , when it comes to escorting the good folk up to Heaven , you point straight at the old dame . |
| 12 | The £6 billion received in farm subsidies has put Ireland very much on the side of the French and West Germans when it comes to defending the Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 13 | ‘ So when it comes to paying the academic and administrative core staff of the college , when it comes to heating and lighting the buildings , ensuring their safety , maintaining the basic fabric of the place , it is the Universities Funding Council block grant which is the only money available to cover these costs . ’ |
| 14 | WHEN it comes to marketing the greatest sailing regatta in the world — the America 's Cup — the visiting nations in San Diego have beaten the host city hands down . |
| 15 | The list of Scottish footballers who have frequented their local turf accountant is longer than the starting lineup for the Grand National , but when it comes to identifying the ante-post favourite one player stands out above the rest . |
| 16 | In all the tanks where my fish are housed a small terracotta saucer is placed on to the bottom where the food is placed , this does help when it comes to cleaning the uneaten food off the aquarium bottom . |
| 17 | … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left … |
| 18 | When it comes to confronting the Soviet military challenge , strategic provincialism and its companion , strategic introversion , may prove more damaging to the West than Soviet power itself . |
| 19 | But a lot depends on how good a job Claris does when it comes to adding the final gloss . |
| 20 | When it comes to specifying the fundamental disciplinary components which constitute the actual means of engaging in this " climb " , the Committee selects exegesis , art , and history , while at the same time insisting that English literature should clearly be distinguished from history , and indeed sociology and philosophy . |
| 21 | It had to be a British car , of course , since Pringle 's did so much business with the local automotive industry — not that Vic has ever driven a foreign car : foreign cars are anathema to him , their sudden invasion of British roads in the 1970s marked the beginning of the region 's economic ruin in his view — but he has to admit that you do n't have a lot of choice in British cars when it comes to matching the top-of-the-range Mercedes and BMWs . |
| 22 | When it comes to putting the finishing touches to the tractor , though , this Italian firm still has something to learn from other makers . |