Example sentences of "thing [conj] [verb] happened " in BNC.
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| 1 | The import of the Mallion lines could be considered the most beneficial thing that had happened so far in the breed . |
| 2 | Hoomey could n't accept the awful thing that had happened to him . |
| 3 | So it was a very happy Pow-wow the next week , when Trusty told of the exciting thing that had happened and that the Pack would be able to meet every week in Farmer Olinton 's loft . |
| 4 | He frowned , pulled the napkin from his lap and laid it on the table as he stood up , shrugging apologetically to his mother , seeming to indicate that it was the kind of thing that had happened before , from time to time . |
| 5 | They did n't come haring towards them as if the mere sight of them was the best thing that had happened all day . |
| 6 | The only good thing that had happened to her today after her meeting with her father was that she now no longer had her headache . |
| 7 | The only important thing that had happened in her life of late was Fen , but that was a subject she must avoid . |
| 8 | The one good thing that had happened too him in his life had come in the form of Jane . |
| 9 | Well , that just proved what a lot of mumbo-jumbo it all was , because the last thing that had happened had been that Luke infuriating Calder had exhibited any signs of being attracted to her … and vice versa ! |
| 10 | Regional Railways : ‘ Best thing that 's happened to the valley in years ’ Lynne Edmunds hears how the Welsh have bucked the trend by stoking up regeneration of their train services |
| 11 | People come up to them daily and thank them for helping with ‘ the best thing that 's happened to the valley in decades . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The same thing that 's happened in Ireland has happened all over the world . |
| 13 | I tell you , every single thing that 's happened fits like a bee in a foxglove . |
| 14 | This is the worst thing that 's happened to me in all my life ! ’ |
| 15 | Tamara 's the best thing that 's happened to me . |
| 16 | ‘ I think this is the nicest thing that 's happened to me in England , ’ said Julia with real contentment . |
| 17 | ‘ Best thing that 's happened since I arrived , ’ she muttered to him , as they shuffled along the lino 'd passage towards the headmaster 's quarters . |
| 18 | It 's the only exciting thing that 's happened here . ’ |
| 19 | Well that 's er that 's another thing that 's happened within the British Steel 's er scheme , the Chairman seems to be elected in himself or by the company , it 's certainly not e elected by the Trustee Board and er a and we would like to see |
| 20 | And the other thing that 's happened of course , is that the tw , the , the indoor and the outdoor have had to start spending more time working together and think together , and indeed being measured together , because you 're now measured as a team are n't you ? |
| 21 | I mean in a way I think it 's probably the best thing that 's happened to me for a while cos I could see myself see the thing is I can I was n't ever planning to be here for even six months . |
| 22 | What 's the most exciting thing that 's happened to you in Grantham ? |
| 23 | Basically what I , I think the best thing that 's happened to Oxford United this season , well there are two ; the signing of Andy Melville at the back and Jim Magilton , a very young man , but he 's got the balance , he can add the poise , and I feel he 's going to help Oxford . |
| 24 | Deep down , he is convinced that he is the best thing that has happened to his country since the invention of goulash . |
| 25 | Meeting Arnold Palmer has been the greatest thing that has happened to me . |
| 26 | So the really important thing that has happened is not that the official forecasts have been wrong , it is that the New Consensus , having been tried in the balance since we joined the ERM and , indeed , during the past 12 years as a whole , has been found wanting . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ It is the worst thing that has happened in my life . |
| 28 | It seems to me that the really critical thing that has happened since the emergence of the gay movement is the affirmation of our identity through a sense of community , through an involvement with each other . |
| 29 | Peter Jackson , chief cat-man at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) , describes the development as the most encouraging thing that has happened to tigers for years . |
| 30 | This is certainly the worst thing that has happened to me ever . |