Example sentences of "[subord] [indef pn] happen to " in BNC.

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1 Accidents can and do happen , but if something happens to the horse , however minor , tell the owner — do n't let her find out that it has overreached or whatever , when she next looks at her horse .
2 But , as an exile friend says , threatening to throw himself in Chihana 's footsteps , ‘ It seems the only way the media will be interested is if something happens to someone else . ’
3 If something happened to him , my whole life would be crushed . ’
4 Another worry was that , if something happened to Dr Ting , the team he held together would fall apart .
5 If something happened to our young friend here , who would get Baskerville Hall and all its lands ? ’
6 A trumpet arrives offering a million ducats and freedom : I 'm not going to surrender when I know I 'm going to win anyway — or at least get supplies to hang on until something happens to Zacco .
7 For instance , someone contemplating a sentence like the following ( from an issue of Women 's Journal ) might be excused for suspecting that so-called ‘ natural gender ’ is natural only if one happens to be male :
8 And if anything happens to the person you depend on , your whole being is just this lack .
9 And so if anything happens to me , it 's here .
10 If anything happens to him it will be on your consciences for ever !
11 Unfortunately if anything happens to the mother he seems to be incapable of passing the food on to his offspring . ( )
12 If anything happens to him then I 'll see to it that you 're held personally responsible . ’
13 If anything happens to that kid , understand one thing .
14 The deceased then asked Mr. Morgan to keep the document and said ‘ if anything happens to me , you should give it to a solicitor after my funeral . ’
15 If anything happens to me mother — and it 's not all that far off really — I 'm expected to pick meself up , go back out there and start again .
16 Cos if anything happens to that child especially in a fire situation you are liable to criminal er tt etcetera .
17 ‘ My life 's insured by the department , ’ he explains to Felicity , ‘ so that if anything happens to me you 'd get both a lump sum and a regular income .
18 Would it be better to warn Terry so it 's not too much of a shock to him if anything happens to Mum ? ’
19 If anything happens to Camille , she thought , I will kill myself .
20 And if anything happens to me , I want you to promise to make sure that he inherits my money . ’
21 ‘ Angel , ’ she asked presently , as they listened to the wind among the stones , ‘ if anything happens to me , will you take care of Liza-Lu ? ’
22 If anything happens to me , it 's treason ! ’
23 If anything happens to you tonight , do n't hesitate to ring the alarm bell .
24 If anything happens to him , I 'll want to die , ’ Emmie said .
25 If anything happens to me in Berlin , I just hope you 'll be sorry . ’
26 " If anything happens to the old girl , it will indeed be your Moorlake , " Jenny said .
27 I have been feeling so groggy lately I just want to ensure the plan does n't go awry if anything happens to me … "
28 Erm if anything happens to him quite a large lump sum comes to us .
29 If anything happens to me then you can rest assured that they 'll carry on with it .
30 If anything happens to Lucy … ’ she whispered raggedly .
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