Example sentences of "[pron] could [adv] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which could well happen , ’ said the Prince — was it possible that he was capable of a strain of malicious humour ? — ‘ whenever parliament meets . |
| 2 | Of course , between now and Thursday something could actually happen . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , if you 're tellin' me that our cellar leads out to the East River , then it follows that the East River leads to our cellar , and it could just happen that somebody would leave a door open somewhere , and we 'd have the whole of the East River down round our feet . ’ |
| 4 | But it could just happen , because of the risks Prince Charles takes with his boys . |
| 5 | They said it could never happen , but in an act many will regard as nothing short of vandalism , an outdoor centre has negotiated privately with the owners of Brock Holes quarry in the Peak to place up to 50 bolts to secure a rope handrail across the rock . |
| 6 | They both probably thought it could never happen to them . |
| 7 | Do you think it could never happen to you ? |
| 8 | Well , it could never happen because I think we 're incapable of making a plan like that . |
| 9 | Do n't think it could never happen to your child — every year 300 children in the UK die as a result of accidents at home and a staggering 870,000 are treated in hospital accident and emergency departments . |
| 10 | He was told that it could never happen , but it has . |
| 11 | And even if you think you are in a rock-solid job , it could still happen to you . |
| 12 | when did one team have two keepers sent-off in the same game … it could only happen at Hereford … |
| 13 | It could so happen that slight bile acid malabsorption may or may not affect bile acid synthesis . |
| 14 | Unfortunately it is exactly these thoughts and behaviours which make the panic attack worse , make us terrified of having another and make us begin to avoid any and every situation where it could possibly happen again . |
| 15 | Despite the murmurs of anxiety over recent months , none of us considered realistically it could possibly happen . |
| 16 | It 's perhaps being talked of rather jocularly that erm the supermarket will be able to present the latest price list on the screen , but that really is quite possible , it could almost happen almost happen overnight . |
| 17 | What could possibly happen ? |
| 18 | As for leaving you to sail the boat , what could possibly happen that you have n't handled before ? ’ |
| 19 | Congress , before you vote on this motion , I think you should read it carefully and consider er the , what could possibly happen if it 's passed . |