Example sentences of "[adj] happen [be] [that] " in BNC.

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1 The reason why this happens is that you are thinking about other issues at the time .
2 The reason why this happens is that hemicelluloses , a structural component of vegetables , are soluble in alkaline solutions ( such as bicarbonate of soda ) .
3 All that happens is that the animal waits until the treated garments are discarded and then homes in on some other , more suitable surface .
4 When hospitals increase throughput all that happens is that the purchaser runs out of money before the end of the year .
5 There is no increase in lending by the trust to ultimate users ; all that happens is that the market price of the trust 's shares rises .
6 All that happens is that you keep bouncing off it , and in the end you just get hurt ! ’
7 so so you , you 've got a seal because otherwise all that happens is that er er you put the cement onto the , every time the , the water gets down the back of the cement , down the wall
8 How that happened was that Darren , the apple of her grandmotherly eye , was kicked out of the Rainbow Crche for spitting and language , so she dragged him all over till she found the butis .
9 Another thing that is quite likely to happen is that neither of us trusts the other : we both play DEFECT for all ten rounds of the game , and the banker gains $100 in fines from each of us .
10 What is more likely to happen is that the intensity of the pain will gradually diminish as the weeks go by until , one day , you wake up and realize that it is not there any more .
11 What is likely to happen is that they will shun those centres that have a bad name or are lacking in professional infrastructure ( the two usually go together ) in favour of well-regulated , stable ones .
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