Example sentences of "come to [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is the undeniable conclusion that all observers will have come to following the overwhelming defeat of Wales . |
| 2 | That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . |
| 3 | Her approach to academic seminars would seem to confirm some of the claims that she was totally out of her depth when it came to discussing the new discoveries which she had allegedly made . |
| 4 | A great deal of specialist aviation instruction was already available from the permanent staff of the College of Aeronautics and AIB could provide lecturers and background support when it came to teaching the techniques peculiar to accident investigation . |
| 5 | Yet between 1933 and 1942 J. Arthur Rank put together a vertically-integrated film empire that was the nearest Britain ever came to emulating the great Hollywood studios . |
| 6 | Mr Deng 's personal appeal to President Bush was as close as China came to reciprocating the one the United States had made in sending the mission . |
| 7 | The nearest the Government came to bringing the judges and magistrates ‘ within the disciplines of efficiency and cost effectiveness ’ ( Guardian 1.10.90 ) , was to circulate to all courts details of the full costs of their sentencing decisions . |
| 8 | When it came to structuring the District Health Authorities in the form which existed until 1990 , the Department of Health stipulated that ‘ it is important to make appointments only where it is likely that prospective members will have the health and vigour to make an effective contribution throughout their term of office . |
| 9 | When it came to respraying the Firefly , an enamel-based paint was used . |
| 10 | The closer the number of times we felt cold came to equalling the number of times we felt warm , the more inclined we would be to think of the words ‘ warm ’ and ‘ cold ’ as applying to the sensation only indirectly . |
| 11 | In the past year they have lost a bishop in a love-child affair but over the past few days they had more faith in prayer than in their politicians when it came to saving the Digital computer plant . |
| 12 | They were less well-informed when it came to knowing the sort of people who were likely to volunteer as foster parents . |
| 13 | When it came to cooking the books , Dennis was in the Raymond Blanc class . |
| 14 | When it came to producing the overall figures for coal and nuclear generation in its annual reports the CEGB used a system of ‘ historic cost ’ accounting . |
| 15 | The play began its provincial tour in Cambridge ( it went all over the country , but when it came to including the play in Ken 's career notes for Who 's Who in the Theatre , he only mentions Cambridge , as though referring to the West End theatre of that name ) . |
| 16 | Whether or not horses understand landing procedure ( they do n't smoke or have to cope with seat-belts ) , it occurred to me that we had taken a couple of bites at the cherry on our approach — I could only guess how near we came to dismantling the gateway to India , for there are no windows in those vehicles . |
| 17 | However , his complex arguments and bitter feuds with the Holy See were in the realm of politics ; kings , emperors and popes were well practised in setting aside or utilising matters of faith and devotion when it came to controlling the apparatus of temporal power . |
| 18 | When they came to plotting the lighting for Countess Maritza , Therese 's first starring role , he became very aggressive . |
| 19 | Louis Gerstner clearly decided that discretion was the better part of valour when it came to facing the blue rinse brigade at the annual meeting in Tampa , Florida yesterday , and just before the meeting , IBM Corp announced that its diminished dividend would be unchanged at 54 cents a share for the first quarter ; there had been fears that the company would cut it again . |
| 20 | A school has had a restricted spending function when it came to utilising the limited amount of money available to buy books and equipment under its capitation allowance . |
| 21 | Then , as now , people were at a loss to help the whales back to deep water , and even more so when it came to explaining the phenomenon . |
| 22 | When I came to planning the circuit I realised there would actually have to be two routes — a high level one , leading over the crest of the fells , and a low level alternative for unfavourable weather . |
| 23 | When it came to dressmaking the boot was on the other foot . |
| 24 | ‘ For the most part , the closest the citizens ever came to confronting the police on specific issues was when an occasional individual dominated the entire meeting to register a personal grievance . |
| 25 | ‘ I had no choice when it came to rescuing the helpless victim of an unknown accident . |
| 26 | Black-and-white art was still essential to him , as his inner war went on being fought , when it came to dramatising the reclamation of light from darkness . |
| 27 | She was hardworking and industrious , and in her work as a contracts officer enjoyed the challenge of getting value for money when it came to servicing the needs of the company 's departments . |
| 28 | Artistically they felt out of their depth here , but when it came to spending the town 's money they knew a lot more than Herr Busacher did . |
| 29 | Despite his great wealth , John did n't miss a trick when it came to cutting the cost of exporting costumes from England . |
| 30 | Yeremi soon discovered that while a monomolecular blade was excellent for bisecting a skull as such , when it came to dissecting the contents the knife was , if anything , too keen a scalpel — its cuts so wafer-thin that the warm brain matter seemed to seal together again as if glued . |