Example sentences of "[adj] to happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this to happen , cities will need to discuss and plan their events with television companies in order to ensure maximum mutual benefit . |
| 2 | ‘ Did you expect this to happen ? ’ she said , as Lucy took small hard bites . |
| 3 | But the Government is not prepared to allow this to happen . |
| 4 | But for this to happen … the government should come down heavily on piracy , which militates against domestic development . |
| 5 | And this august body of quintessential back-room people must now press loudly and firmly for this to happen . |
| 6 | However if this is what the old person wants , one of the most helpful things we can do is to back up their wish for this to happen . |
| 7 | It is easier for this to happen if there are in any case two copies of most genes present most of the time , as in diploids . |
| 8 | ‘ Can I make it absolutely clear we do not intend this to happen , will not let this happen and will not introduce change in a way which might cause it to happen ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ There was no reason for this to happen . |
| 10 | Napoleon III had no intention of allowing this to happen and so he determined that the Court should never be more than a set-piece , a backdrop in front of which the principal figures of the regime could be seen to advantage . |
| 11 | Accordingly , I would be most appreciative if you could arrange for this to happen . |
| 12 | Sadly , our 60-year-old building no longer allows this to happen . |
| 13 | The Smiths , somewhat surprisingly , refused to allow this to happen . |
| 14 | The specialists again argue that with the right regime of treatment , there is no need for this to happen ; but in reality the right regime is not always available , and even if it were , some patients may wish to retain their independence to choose suicide . |
| 15 | Why had this to happen ? |
| 16 | ‘ It is also felt that the Hampshire County Council officials concerned have failed in their duties in allowing this to happen and , perhaps more importantly , in taking no action to ensure reinstatement is made . |
| 17 | There are occasions when you get an odd fish that weighs a couple of pounds more or less than the average on that day , but to expect this to happen is foolhardy . |
| 18 | Bigger cylinders allowed this to happen without extra wear . |
| 19 | Yet for all this , more co-ordinated machinery still has to emerge and I confess to experiencing a certain sour taste of insincerity when I hear educational leaders talking about promoting a relevant and dynamic curriculum for primary schools , yet notice that they are hastening most slowly in providing the assessment policy needed to enable this to happen . |
| 20 | In order for this to happen it is imperative to educate people in general so that we may have a much greater knowledge of the fundamental causes of both health and ill-health . |
| 21 | It is a special occasion as it coincides with a lovely Flower Celebration and we have Canon Harney to thank very much for allowing this to happen in our lovely Cathedral . |
| 22 | For this to happen the Church must be like a beacon shining through the darkness , an example of love and justice to the rest of society . |
| 23 | Were this to happen , there can be little doubt what the position of the European authorities would be . |
| 24 | The redeemed memory , closely allied with truth , does not allow this to happen . |
| 25 | Feel the fear , as you realise that your Ego actually wants this to happen ! |
| 26 | Derek Edwards , speaking after the Place of Safety orders were extended , said that although they had all more or less expected this to happen , it was another blow for the parents . |
| 27 | ‘ I would plead with them to speak to the police as a matter of urgency because I would not like this to happen to anyone else or for any other family to go through the distress we are experiencing . |
| 28 | to take over all public transport in the London area and placed a Bill before Parliament early in April , to enable this to happen . |
| 29 | We can only provide the best conditions possible for this to happen . |
| 30 | With us all jockeying for position in the status stakes , we ca n't afford for this to happen . |