Example sentences of "[vb -s] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this does happen , the only solution seems to be to disconnect the instruments and to pump air through the system to blow out the water and dry the tubing . |
| 2 | Often the referee does not hear the final bell and allows the bout to continue , but even if this does happen , no points can be scored . |
| 3 | I believe this sort of thing does happen in the United States and some other countries where one of the pieces of information put before the judge at the stage of sentencing is a victim-impact statement . ’ |
| 4 | This is unfair , for it is a historic city and once in a while something does happen . |
| 5 | But , and it does happen , learning the technique dampens the fire — and then we have to stoke it up again . ’ |
| 6 | The general 's resignation , if it does happen , will be the culmination of months of political manoeuvring . |
| 7 | What actually does happen , in most cases , is that either you do not lose the weight in the first place , or , if you do , it is on a difficult diet and when it finishes you get fat once again . |
| 8 | ‘ If it does happen then it will be the climax of a great season for me , ’ said Rogan . |
| 9 | So transfer of germs to the vagina does happen — and it 's possible those germs might lead to vaginal discharge . |
| 10 | The incidence of board theft is thankfully low but it does happen . |
| 11 | And if it does happen to you , how are you going to cope with all the household bills , which still have to be paid ? |
| 12 | LET THE SUN ALLIANCE PERSONAL ACCIDENT PLAN HELP YOUR FAMILY RECOVER FINANCIALLY , IF IT DOES HAPPEN TO YOU . |
| 13 | And when it does happen , then we have a ready answer . |
| 14 | If this does happen , it could remove the phosphates that come from non-agricultural sources — up to 50% of the total . |
| 15 | If this does happen the interviewer will have a rather embarrassing situation to overcome before going any further . |
| 16 | But just at this particular time we 've got a lot of residents with Zimmer frames and they really just are n't steady enough without one of the care staff going across with them , which does happen . |
| 17 | Sometimes such a thing does happen . |
| 18 | When this does happen so much depends on the attitudes of the court for the safeguarding of freedoms which are nowhere written down as such . |
| 19 | But it does happen , and I venture to suggest should happen wherever there is apparently terminal decline . |
| 20 | But until it happens , if it does happen , there 's little point in discussing it . ’ |
| 21 | It 's early days yet and if it does happen I will up-date you with the information . |
| 22 | But it can and does happen . |
| 23 | That this does happen is well known . |
| 24 | If it does happen however , there is a strong possibility that the fight could be staged at the 70,000-capacity Skydome in Canadian-reared Lewis 's home town of Toronto . |
| 25 | Moving further into the German market would be difficult given the strength of the major players there , and if it does happen , it is likely to be via a joint venture . |
| 26 | ‘ When they choose one for me , when it does happen , you will help me , Mrs Tea Cup . |
| 27 | It is true that the glycol does depress the freezing point of the resulting mixture considerably and so postpones freezing but , when this eventually does happen the result is a mushy ice without mechanical strength which is unlikely to do much harm to the engine . |
| 28 | If anything does happen then I am sure our manager , Ossie Ardiles , will tell me . ’ |
| 29 | ( However , this does happen occasionally and the relocation companies report that their services have been used for senior new appointments and for technical specialists . ) |
| 30 | All of this can and does happen in formal schools . |