Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [pron] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course nothing happened . |
| 2 | And I said to myself : ‘ Of course something happened , they introduced a new style of architecture . |
| 3 | Of course what happens , just before we buy our house it stops . |
| 4 | If that is necessary then that is of course what happened and indeed in many cases that is exactly what happened . |
| 5 | Now of course what happened is that we claimed , we w went to the insurance and then they took they got a list of what was damaged and we replaced it for what he 'd lost er exactly . |
| 6 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 7 | Of course it happens , it happens within ten minutes of the start of the sales interview . |
| 8 | Can you can you tell me or have you got a pic , where does the picture usually go ? does it go right at the top or do you usually have a bit of headline what happened in that Mirror one there ? |
| 9 | There was a difference of opinion what happened next — she thought it went in from there , I was convinced it hit him in the head and went in . |
| 10 | This is the sort of event which happens once every 50 years on average . |
| 11 | This is often an unintentional form of steering which happens when the sail is not at the correct angle to the wind — the section of the sail next to the mast does not fill with wind and the driving force acts from a couple of feet farther back . |
| 12 | I mean she had plenty of warning it happening to her |
| 13 | Now if we can sort of simplify the whole thing forget about the continents and that sort of thing what happens is that the sea water is attracted , obviously not this much , but the sea water is attracted towards The sea is attracted by the moon and you end up if you like with this bulge in the sea Now what is not so easy to understand |
| 14 | if you look at the cure of erm th the Blind Man of Bethsiedum which happened a little earlier , a similar thing happens when Jesus cures his sight , he ca n't see at first and Jesus has to do some more work on him with spit , spittle and er you know the , but there 's something behind that it 's not just a er a nature miracle , sorry a healing miracle overcoming physical ailments , that 's spectacular in itself but the can take something else on board here without the attitude of people and their willingness to accept who Jesus was and what his details of participant Bartiamaus had been given the vision he 'd been given was more than just his eyesight . |
| 15 | As a matter of fact we happen to find certain religious images very beautiful . ’ |
| 16 | As a matter of fact we happen to find certain religious images very beautiful . ’ |
| 17 | But , supposing we look at the same material from the standpoint of , say the authors of the Upanishads , with whom as a matter of fact I happen to agree . |
| 18 | Roger recounted with delight what happened when he was interviewed by Mr Baker . |
| 19 | Many of them , like the stores empire assembled by Mr Robert Campeau ( owner of Bloomingdale 's and Bon Marché ) , Resorts International , a casino operator , and Paramount Petroleum would probably have gone into bankruptcy whatever happened . |
| 20 | Forensic science had no answer to the question of what happened to the timer after it was supplied to the Libyans by the Swiss , any more than it could say with certainty what happened to the Semtex plastic explosive after that was supplied to the Libyans by the Czechs . |
| 21 | your Lordship ca n't ask for information which maybe confidential to some other party for example what happened to the sugar case |
| 22 | ( By the way , in case they happen to be reading this , my apologies to Phillip , Mary , Harold and Henry for taking their names in vain ! ) |
| 23 | just in case they happen |
| 24 | Look , Fred , there 's something I think you should know , just in case — well , in case something happens to me . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I have to decide whether to get a goalkeeper on loan for the rest of the season in case something happens to Pears . |
| 26 | He still has a 30-years-old Courtelle suit which he kept as a standby for the MBE investiture just in case something happened to his morning dress . |
| 27 | If you are unlucky enough to find yourself living with someone who seems to you to be an ‘ impossible ’ mother-in-law , it does no harm first to take a good look at yourself and your handling of her , just in case you happen to be one of the original ‘ impossible ’ daughters-in-law ! |
| 28 | erm , well I think it 's , do , erm I do n't know whether you understand what 's been asked doctor it cou it 's a question of costs , er normally where er matters erm are dealt with in chambers for in counsel appear then erm these counsel do n't get paid for the other side erm unless there is certificate for counsel as I understand it , were the , were the counsel appeared before the Judge erm they are entitled to their costs and this is er an appeal to the Judge , but er what I think Mr is saying is , in case he happens to be wrong in that he would like an order that er his fees should be proper fees of the defen of the plaintiffs on this appeal and er such as you could say seems to me that er , that is a , that would be proper |
| 29 | But they know I 'm here , in case anything happens . |
| 30 | We suggest that the act of baptizing the child is viewed with superstition as much as religious belief ; that it is ‘ better ’ for the child to be baptized in case anything happens to it . |