Example sentences of "come to [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it came to setting up the Friends , I found the words ‘ realistic ’ or ‘ moderation ’ did n't have much meaning for me . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that the Baron 's wife , who has transferred her main residence to Spain , was of great influence when it came to deciding where the collection should alight . |
| 3 | However , in what the Guardian of July 9 called " a scintillating display of his personality and skill at manipulation " , Gorbachev castigated and cajoled the congress into reversing this decision ; on this and several subsequent occasions it was proved that the combative talk by the majority conservatives was strikingly at odds with their docility when it came to challenging outright the will of the party leader . |
| 4 | ‘ They 'll give us the extra numbers we 'll need , when it comes to roundin' up the rest of these Triad Jesus freaks . |
| 5 | IBM Corp 's quest for a new chief executive appears to be narrowing , but you pays your money and you takes your choice when it comes to drawing up a list of front-runners — US PC Week reckons that the company will go for a chairman from outside and suggests Paul Stern and Perot Systems Corp chairman Morton Meyerson as the front-runners , with an internal chief executive , putting its money on Ellen Hancock and Bernard Puckett , but the Reuter shortlist is quite different , and has Lawrence Bossidy , chairman of Allied-Signal Corp out front , saying he has visited Armonk at least three or four times , Paul Stern is in there again , and John Sculley is back in the picture , with one source quoted as saying ‘ The rumour is that Sculley is acting quite disinterested , but his travel plans include going to the East Coast quite a bit ; ’ Reuter 's other possible contender is Michael Armstrong , who left only last year . |
| 6 | But like her own mother and her grandmother before her , when it comes to stocking up the food cupboard for her baby Lisa relies on a name she can trust . |
| 7 | Love which makes the world go round is no substitute for gelatine when it comes to holding together a lasting peace , for love is the most abused four letter word in the language . |
| 8 | When it comes to cleaning up the environment , it is said that ‘ the polluter pays ’ … but who is the polluter ? |
| 9 | They explain that they have always fended for themselves because of being at work , but when it comes to going home the difficulties begin . |
| 10 | Those who sell dogs in the first place have a great deal to answer for when it comes to explaining why the human-dog relationship is so often a disastrous mismatch . |