Example sentences of "it come [prep] the point " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , having consistently been right about why and how the Tories would win , I was wrong when it came to the point . |
| 2 | I was n't completely heart-free during those years ; sometimes I allowed myself to be fooled that I loved someone , but when it came to the point of saying " yes " to anything final there was always the small honest inner voice which jeered " For life ? |
| 3 | The hospital and all that went with it had been such an oasis in the alarming wilderness of doing everything for , and chiefly by , myself ; now it came to the point of leaving it , I was scared . |
| 4 | Even if it came to the point . |
| 5 | And you know that at the same time as you could clout them you 'd actually die for them also if it came to the point . |
| 6 | ‘ No , not really , ’ said Constance , and Scarlet felt herself concurring in an age-old belief that , when it came to the point , the closing of ranks took precedence over the wellbeing of the stranger within the gates . |
| 7 | Like irony , if it came to the point , of which there seemed at present a good deal to be borne . |
| 8 | Now it came to the point , however , he sensed a reluctance within himself to confront any member of this self-important establishment on his own ground , far less his own terms . |
| 9 | For when it came to the point , he would probably do what was expected of him , whatever that might be . |
| 10 | And though she had been excited and proud about all the frantic arrangements for her state departure , when it came to the point she had been frightened , and sad at going , though she would not complain . |
| 11 | But if it came to the point where he thought he had nothing to lose , I do n't know what he would do . ’ |
| 12 | He frets that , when it comes to the point , the requirements for SATs may not tally with the requirements for GCSE ; that he may have to regroup the whole school to align pupils according to their ability rather than their age . |
| 13 | And he could accept the limitation in the knowledge that , when it comes to the point , one of the clearest prerogatives of a Prime Minister is that of choosing the date of an election . |
| 14 | He believed that Asquith " is in a funk about the resistance of Ulster , and I am convinced that he will not face it when it comes to the point " . |
| 15 | It can , none the less , cut out many of the worst frustrations : material that takes hours to trace , is never found , or is unavailable at the right time ; teacher-made material that takes too long , is botched in process or inexpertly designed ; equipment that does n't work , or works badly , or is preempted by someone else at the crucial moment ; timetables that do n't , when it comes to the point , allow sufficient flexibility ; help that one feels ought to be available but somehow never is . |
| 16 | When it comes to the point we succumb to their personality … |