Example sentences of "do not [adv] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strength , agility , vigour , and endurance do not just happen , but require proper nutrition and training to develop their full potential . |
| 2 | We all like to pretend that unpleasant things , and especially death , do not really happen — except to others ( and preferably those we dislike ) . |
| 3 | ‘ By a quite exceptional oversight , ’ said Rufus , ‘ I do n't just happen to have any picture postcards of the Acropolis about me at present . ’ |
| 4 | But successful negotiations do n't just happen . |
| 5 | over a five year period , I mean they do n't just happen overnight |
| 6 | You know , to the christian , to the believer there is no such thing as luck , things do n't just happen . |
| 7 | ‘ Trends of this nature do n't simply happen , do they ? ’ she asked with feigned innocence . |
| 8 | HyperDisk can be set so disk writes do n't immediately happen . |
| 9 | Things do n't necessarily happen in straight lines , in neat , casual packages . |