Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] was [adv] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | We knew that something was about to happen . |
| 2 | But then , Bella 's home-help came out of the bungalow and it was no use any more trying to pretend that it was n't happening … . |
| 3 | Part of her mind , the cool , rational fragment , was insisting that it was all happening too fast and too soon . |
| 4 | But the peaceful feeling which accompanies hypnosis and the constant reminders that she was relaxed and comfortable and everything was simply happening in her imagination had served to prevent any fear and anxiety at all . |
| 5 | When she had graduated from the School of Fashion she had sold her entire degree collection to Lady Jane , a small but exclusive West End boutique , who had greeted her designs with such enthusiasm that she had believed the world was her oyster and everything was about to happen for her . |
| 6 | And it was n't happening the way she 'd imagined … abruptly , she realised that being kissed by Guy Sterne was nothing remotely like being kissed by any other man she 'd ever known in her life . |
| 7 | the discrepancy between what was set out in his syllabus and what was actually happening in the classrooms , particularly with regard to three dimensional work ; |
| 8 | It did not appear to be caused by needle or pusher , because it was not happening in a regular line — just spasmodically . |
| 9 | Like many other such dreams , this one did not work out and the reason would seem to be that same old American resistance to working seriously in FI — it happened with Roger Penske , it happened with Parnelli as it was later to happen with Karl Haas . |