Example sentences of "unless [pers pn] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It really is physically and mathematically impossible , ’ continues Professor James , ‘ to work out the implications of my needs whenever I go into a supermarket unless I happen to know my metabolic rate , what it means in terms of my food needs and how to calculate this information so that I can select the correct diet . ’ |
| 2 | Since few living rooms have a naturally humid atmosphere , unless you happen to have a humidifier installed for your own comfort , it 's necessary to create localised humidity for those plants that need plenty of moisture in the air . |
| 3 | In real life , the affliction tends to get laughed at — unless you happen to be a sleepwalker , or to live with one . |
| 4 | The issue may not seem very important , unless you happen to believe that the authority of a book rests entirely on its authorship . |
| 5 | Unless you happen to have a racetrack in your back gardens , I would have thought that the sheer frustration of never really being able to stretch a car like this is one of the main drawbacks to owning one . |
| 6 | I suggest buying a new cone of yarn , unless you happen to have one in the cupboard that is untouched and which still has the price paid for it . |
| 7 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 8 | But on any one day , although there will be subject assessors beavering away in places all over the country , their activity is not very visible unless you happen to teach in a department being visited ; the rest of the staff in your own college or school may be unaware that a subject assessor is there . |
| 9 | Would have thought that Forrester 's value would have gone up after Saturdays double strike — and Whelan 's worth more than that , although both have had limited exposure unless you happen to be a Leeds fan . |
| 10 | And unless we happen to be absolute saints , I 'll bet most of us would admit that there have been occasions when we would willingly have ‘ divorced ’ our young ourselves … |
| 11 | Their children will in many cases be born stateless ( unless they happen to be born in a country where birth confers the right of citizenship ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Unless they happen to be you ? ’ she finished drily . |