Example sentences of "[subord] it happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , there are exceptions and occasions when the process happens much more quickly — and others where it happens much more slowly — but I wish to outline the case of my constituent , Mrs. |
| 2 | Once it was accepted that this kind of question could be raised , the way was open to the conclusion that the Bible should simply be treated as a collection of ancient religious literature with no special claims to be heard or accepted except where it happened to express some general religious ‘ principle ’ that could be recognised as universally valid — the kernel within the husk . |
| 3 | where it happened , the one where the man |
| 4 | We would n't have got on to it except it happened to be a post office where the little old lady is careful and takes a note of the numbers of anything over a fiver . |
| 5 | Although it happens far less frequently , a divorced man can rely on his former wife 's contribution record during the years they were married to improve his basic pension . |
| 6 | A person who is illegitimate may very well resent being called a bastard , although it happens literally to be true . |
| 7 | Basically you 'd er just stand back and ha Actually in my platoon of fifty men it happened to me more than it happened to anybody else because I came from Glasgow . |
| 8 | In fact the anonymous man in the shirt was a male model but he was also , so it happened , a baron , the son of a Tsarist diplomat , by name George Wrangel . |
| 9 | Once it happens we we , our credibility with our customers goes out the window does n't it ? |
| 10 | But once it happened , I suppose it was inevitable . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I hope I know how I would behave , but you do n't know until it happens to you . |
| 12 | But until it happens , if it does happen , there 's little point in discussing it . ’ |
| 13 | It has been said before but we must go on saying it until it happens : call a referundum and give us a vote . |
| 14 | Most people are too wrapped up in their own lives to be bothered that other people 's freedoms and rights are being infringed , until it happens to them , and then it 's too late . ’ |
| 15 | Not until it happens to you can you know how you 'll react . |
| 16 | A similar device can be used by the teacher out of role : " Something big is going to happen in the drama , I promise you , but I 'm not going to tell you what it is until it happens . " |
| 17 | She says before you were aware of it but until it happens , it really gives you such a jolt . |
| 18 | ‘ I am normally sceptical about ghosts , but I would tell people who doubt us — wait until it happens to you . ’ |
| 19 | Typically , neither Frank nor Jack knew too much about the prostate gland , nor that it could be affected by disease , until it happened to them . |
| 20 | She did n't want to think about what would happen next until it happened . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't know I was going to do it myself until it happened ! ’ |
| 22 | take Marilyn last year , we did n't know what was gon na happen until it happened |
| 23 | Did people expect it to be liquified and work on it until it happened , or was it just an accidental discovery ? |
| 24 | Rotten pun , but seriously , it drives the neighbourhood wild when the thing rings for hours , and most importantly , nobody takes any notice if it happens too often . |
| 25 | But then again , how is the individual management to know if it happens to be one of those which ought to acknowledge a responsibility to maintain or lower prices , or whether it is one of the lucky ones which can be let off that responsibility ? |
| 26 | A private firm is also trying to start a luxury train — the Occident Express , I suppose — but if it happens the fare will be over 1500 pounds . |
| 27 | This , in effect , would outlaw the inflationary creation of money — a drastic change , if it happens . |
| 28 | The benefits to the firm of debt forgiveness are now taxable if it happens privately , but remain tax-free if it happens under chapter 11 . |
| 29 | The benefits to the firm of debt forgiveness are now taxable if it happens privately , but remain tax-free if it happens under chapter 11 . |
| 30 | If it happens , this corporate death toll is unlikely to include famous names . |