Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [adv] happen that [art] " in BNC.

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1 It may well happen that the student in considering this comes to the conclusion that there is no contract between Pickwick and Podder .
2 Now it may well happen that the moon rises in the sky but because it 's in the earth shadow we ca n't see it .
3 By analogy , it may sometimes happen that a message is improved by changing , say , an s into a G : my secretary once , misreading my writing , replaced ‘ Sod 's law ’ by ‘ God 's law ’ , and the sense was if anything improved .
4 Even where such process does not demonstrate the incompatibility of the firms seeking a merger it will frequently happen that the actual merger will need to be delayed for an agreed period so as to phase in the new arrangements .
5 It will often happen that a number of amendments , differing in form but not in substance , will be proposed to a single clause of a Bill .
6 Now it will sometimes happen that the working of the law and procedure of the Common Law Courts will result in particular cases in injustice and hardship .
7 It can also happen that a Pump Wagon is obliged to move into friendly troops , although this is rare as you can move the machine as you wish .
8 It can also happen that a speaker is interrupted and leaves a tone-unit incomplete — for example , lacking a tonic syllable .
9 Where goods are marketed indirectly and the manufacturer therefore does not sell directly to the consumer , it can nevertheless happen that the manufacturer makes a collateral contract with the consumer .
10 It can certainly happen that a head might at the same time be expected to manage the school democratically by the staff , deferentially by the governors , assertively by the local authority and pliantly by parents .
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