Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be [adv] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over bacon , cabbage and wine we had admired the elegance of the line that as prison walls got lower what was really happening was that prison was not disappearing but dissolving . |
| 2 | Most people when confronted by that kind of thing pretend it is not happening , hide themselves behind newspapers , show an unwarranted fascination in reading advertisements , but these four watched the drunk man 's progress , they seemed to monitor it . |
| 3 | She wanted to put the phone down and pretend it was n't happening but the noises came back and a different voice said , ‘ Sergeant MacDonald is n't here at the moment . |
| 4 | And , and I think what is actually happening at the moment in , in the parish is that there is some perception , there is a perception , that something is , that things are changing and that the parish council is of importance . |
| 5 | Maggie , 37 , said : ‘ We feel very sad about this and wish it was n't happening but we are friends and always will be . |
| 6 | I repeat , I wish it were n't happening . |