Example sentences of "[conj] when it happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was before it happened or when it happened ? you did n't have sort of intimations that something was going to happen ? |
| 2 | He said he had heard a rumour that Margaret Thatcher was going to be made Governor of Gibraltar , ‘ but I 'll believe that when it happens . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm deeply sad that he feels like that and I would hope that when it happens , he might feel it 's not quite so bad and that he might change his mind . |
| 4 | Future hijackers may be smart enough to disable the satcom link but simply knowing where and when it happens could be a useful clue . |
| 5 | This is enviable good luck and financially profitable , and when it happens to a writer whose standards are not thereby lowered only prigs will think less of the work . |
| 6 | There 's no connection between the thought beforehand , and when it happens to you something different happens . |
| 7 | And when it happened , you were passing by on the bus , tuning in to their moment from another reality , like switching through channels on late-night TV . |
| 8 | Do you know how and when it happened ? ’ |
| 9 | Today there are other causes for a decline but when it happens unemployment spreads in the same way , from one industry to another . |
| 10 | But when it happens in our waking life , we tend to dismiss such incidents as meaningless . |
| 11 | ‘ But when it happens to you in that way it 's another ball game entirely . |
| 12 | ‘ We have contingency plans for a major incident like this but when it happens it is very difficult to cope . |
| 13 | The marriage , which was a political one , took some time to complete , since bride and groom passed a whole month in Saint-Jean before the ceremony ; but when it happened it was very splendid , with much bestowing of jewels , especially by the wealthy minister , Cardinal Mazarin , whose niece Louis had originally been most anxious to marry but who was opportunely exiled by her uncle in the interests of the nation . |
| 14 | I 'd always known he was going to die , and so had he , really , but when it happened — it was a long time before I could really face it . |
| 15 | It was the Friday before when it happened . |
| 16 | Did y did it happen did when when it happened to you when this happened to you , when you had things stolen from you . |