Example sentences of "it [vb -s] happen [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 2 | ‘ It has happened to me before but this is the longest period . |
| 3 | Second , the majority of those suffering from corporate crime remain unaware of their victimization — either not knowing it has happened to them or viewing their ‘ misfortune ’ as an accident and ‘ no one 's fault ’ . |
| 4 | It has happened to the North East . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ I know that getting the sack is an occupational hazard in football , but it 's the first time it has happened to me and it hurts . |
| 6 | It has happened on both sides . |
| 7 | It has happened on four or five other occasions ’ . |
| 8 | Suppose the origin of intelligence is so improbable that it has happened on only one planet in the universe , even though life has started on many planets . |
| 9 | Well a very ordinary thing has happened there , but it has happened on such an extraordinary scale that I think it 's worth saying . |
| 10 | This year it has happened with hellebores . |
| 11 | It has happened before and , with falling inflation , we will achieve the growth again . |
| 12 | ‘ You can not censor people 's backgrounds and it has happened before that , for instance , someone playing a joyrider in a play is an actual joyrider . ’ |
| 13 | It has happened before and it will happen again . |
| 14 | It has happened throughout the UK , but given the role these organisations played in keeping the Union workable , it is particularly significant north of the border . |
| 15 | It has happened in France , Cameron felt like saying , and then the thought of the gulf between France and Scotland came over him so dauntingly that he suffered a backwash of despair . |
| 16 | A salesman whose last two months ' returns fall below the required norm may be thought to be failing , until one knows that this is the first time that it has happened in five years . |
| 17 | You may think that this risk is remote for major sovereign borrowers , but it has happened in the past . |
| 18 | It has happened in London and Los Angeles , even in Chicago and now in Paris and Cologne . |
| 19 | It has happened in an ad-hoc way , growing out of need and not out of legislation , or as a consequence of dictates from local or central government . |
| 20 | I know that it has happened in some regions , but that is certainly not evident in the areas of which I am most aware , where the problem seems great . |
| 21 | If it has happened in the past , it can happen in the future , and may be occurring now for all we know . |
| 22 | He said that he said it does n't happen in York , but it has happened in some places you know . |
| 23 | He said if the , if he , he was shot dead at a Belfast video shop , he said if this was happening in England or on the streets of London the response of the government would be totally different well it has happened in London . |
| 24 | It has happened in London , what about all the shootings and bombings ? |
| 25 | When the C S Es/O Levels arrive at the beginning of the fourth year most schools decide to separate out their pupils into different groups , although in the school I was studying in and in one or two other schools , it 's possible to parallel C S E examinations with the existing O Level examinations and therefore to continue to teach the pupils in mixed ability groups , and that happened in English in the school I was studying , and in other schools it has happened in other subjects . |
| 26 | In other schools it has happened in other subjects . |
| 27 | ( Although it should not be forgotten that when systems do collapse or explode — like the communist system in Eastern Europe in the late 1990s and early 1990s , or the system of order within Strangeways in 1990 — it tends to happen with great suddenness . ) |
| 28 | And if it does happen to you , how are you going to cope with all the household bills , which still have to be paid ? |
| 29 | LET THE SUN ALLIANCE PERSONAL ACCIDENT PLAN HELP YOUR FAMILY RECOVER FINANCIALLY , IF IT DOES HAPPEN TO YOU . |
| 30 | But you 've got to think about it if it does happen to you . |