Example sentences of "it [adj] happened [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It all happened at the 15th , which is now Birkdale 's 16th . |
| 2 | When the orgy scene becomes the focus for a persistent line of questioning about ‘ research ’ and autobiographical authenticity , Kureishi proclaims in a town crier voice , ‘ It all happened to me . |
| 3 | Killermont was where it all happened for me , though . |
| 4 | I 'd left school in 1976 , I was unemployed and it all happened through a drama group at the Royal Court Theatre where I met people who were out . |
| 5 | Although , perhaps it was fortunate in one sense that er it completely destroyed the main machine shop and er it , it all happened over a period of about twenty to twenty five minutes . |
| 6 | Oh that was approximately about erm , well I 'm talking about now in my time it must be over twenty year ago , when he introduced that and the simple reason was there was an argument between the deputy harbourmaster and the boatmen which are the cos they used t it all happened over a ship called used to be a collier , used to run here regular and that used to discharge so much coal at Cliff Quay , then it used to go into the dock at Tolwells Quay and finish unloading because it used to bring two or three different lots of coal , it was a four hold ship , she had four holds , and there 'd be one hold for the chemical works and perhaps there 'd be three holds for and that se |
| 7 | Looking at the evidence leads many scientists to believe that God made the world , whereas other scientists look at the same evidence and believe that it all happened by chance and that the world , the solar system , you and me are all just the result of a lucky string of enormous flukes ! |
| 8 | It all happened by repeated dragooning — not by me : I could n't have cared less that first term , I was so miserable . |
| 9 | It all happened by accident — for me , one of the most fortunate accidents in my life . |
| 10 | ‘ When the Germans came , in March 1939 , it all happened in one night . |
| 11 | ‘ It all happened in seconds , ’ said Nationalist Party member Ray Radue . |
| 12 | It all happened in Salisbury ; and then we travelled with overseas people for meetings in other centres like Bulawayo , Gwelo , Wankie — with a day at the Victoria Falls . |
| 13 | Sue 's skin , thought Marion , Sue 's skin , so why do I feel as if I 'm the one , as if it all happened in my room , as if it had all happened to me ? |
| 14 | It all happened in a few seconds . |
| 15 | It all happened before |