Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] n't happen [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oddly enough , I did n't happen to be in my room again when Terry Wogan came to see me before the show on the second occasion . |
| 2 | Tony was supposed to have been singing in a Black Sabbath ‘ reunion ’ in the States , which did n't happen for him in the end , but that gave us some breathing space . |
| 3 | ‘ You see things here which do n't happen in London . |
| 4 | Mr Kinnock hoped a Labour government would be so successful ‘ as to diminish the support for several parties who do n't happen to be our political allies and are unlikely to become so . ’ |
| 5 | I think an MP is there to respond to correspondence , and I 'm very surprised that he takes issue with one of our officers because she does n't happen to be the Chief Officer , and I 'm very sad about that . |
| 6 | They have n't told us anything , but if something does n't happen by nine , I reckon they 'll stand us down . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ … if something does n't happen by nine … ’ |
| 8 | There does n't happen to be a pen in there does there ? |
| 9 | When you talked to judges in the Sixties , they might have told you they did n't happen at all or would be willing to concede that a miscarriage might take place once every 10 years . ’ |
| 10 | We try to keep aberrations like that to an absolute minimum — we 'd rather they did n't happen at all , obviously , but every so often the gremlins creep in . |
| 11 | Well that was n't why , he did n't , well he did n't happen to that one . |
| 12 | Wanting someone , like he wanted Kelly Connor , was no novelty to Jack — hardly a day passed when it did n't happen to him — but a quick telephone call and a Suzi or a Debra , one of his sexual Samaritans , would be there to make it feel better . |
| 13 | We can only be thankful it did n't happen to the Queen . ’ |
| 14 | But it did n't happen to me . |
| 15 | She supposed wearily that she should be hoping this last thing would still happen , should be making it happen if it did n't happen on its own , but she knew that however hopeless this love for him was , it was the most precious and valuable thing she had ever experienced . |
| 16 | But since it did n't happen on their home ground they will be requesting witnesses from where it did happen . |
| 17 | Anyway , it did n't happen like that , and Coffin knew it . |
| 18 | But it did n't happen like that and you 've got to make the best of it . ’ |
| 19 | And I went oh God , that 's probably cos it did n't happen like this and he goes oh right and he goes yeah got a bit excited there for a minute did n't you son like and went er yeah well Andy I like , quite like him , he 's quite sweet but |
| 20 | and it did n't happen in thirty nine because remember how monstrous it was |
| 21 | It does n't happen on the pricing , that 's for sure . . |
| 22 | ‘ So it does n't happen at all ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well , obviously you 're one adult it does n't happen to . |
| 24 | ‘ You can even feel it inside the club , but it does n't happen in places like Italy where there is a much better system . |
| 25 | You know , I 'm not saying your lot wo n't win , but I hope it does n't happen in my lifetime . |
| 26 | I think if it becomes clear that if it does n't happen in February we 're going to have to really reappraise the situation , |
| 27 | He said that he said it does n't happen in York , but it has happened in some places you know . |
| 28 | Ah , you see if if you do n't , I mean it 's not , it does n't happen in , in every walk of life but in big business and in politics if you do n't |
| 29 | But it does n't happen like that . |
| 30 | It does n't happen like that ! |