Example sentences of "[pron] did n't happen [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When you talked to judges in the Sixties , they might have told you they did n't happen at all or would be willing to concede that a miscarriage might take place once every 10 years . ’ |
2 | We try to keep aberrations like that to an absolute minimum — we 'd rather they did n't happen at all , obviously , but every so often the gremlins creep in . |
3 | Well that was n't why , he did n't , well he did n't happen to that one . |
4 | Anyway , it did n't happen like that , and Coffin knew it . |
5 | But it did n't happen like that and you 've got to make the best of it . ’ |
6 | And I went oh God , that 's probably cos it did n't happen like this and he goes oh right and he goes yeah got a bit excited there for a minute did n't you son like and went er yeah well Andy I like , quite like him , he 's quite sweet but |
7 | and it did n't happen in thirty nine because remember how monstrous it was |