Example sentences of "happen [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His overlong arms surrounded her and before she knew what was happening the strings of her skirt were untied . |
| 2 | While all this is happening the computer compiles an historical record of what goes on — a valuable data base from which lessons can be learned . |
| 3 | And it was n't happening the way she 'd imagined … abruptly , she realised that being kissed by Guy Sterne was nothing remotely like being kissed by any other man she 'd ever known in her life . |
| 4 | ‘ In the event of that not happening the operation of the facility would have to be reexamined given the prohibitive costs of covering wagons . |
| 5 | Is n't it more the case that it 's not so much what they 're trying to get away with , it 's just that how what was happening the peasants did see the world that they were in but with the Communist Party and the revolution that the idea is to change the way the peasants see the world and how they view themselves |
| 6 | He just swung the barrel of that Spencer up clean and quick and before you had a chance to believe it was happening the barrel shattered the glass right against Lamarr Dean 's mouth . |
| 7 | It was so skilfully managed that almost before Lindsey knew what was happening the pressure of his hand was drawing her away . |
| 8 | Then the trouble would disappear and Robyn would heave a sigh of relief and smile at her luck , only to find the same thing happening a couple of miles down the road , and always after she 'd passed a garage or a phone box . |
| 9 | ‘ It has been happening a bit , ’ said John soothingly . |
| 10 | Before we knew what was happening a guard had ushered us outside the gate and into the milling crowd in the street . |
| 11 | And they say yes we will , our business teach teacher told us about that you see because it 's been happening a lot , cos Marks and Spencers do n't ask for a receipt you see , it actually happened , they used to take things from upstairs , bring them downstairs and said they bought it and got the money for it . |
| 12 | At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events . |
| 13 | Changes are happening every day . ’ |
| 14 | Well it 's happening every day ! |
| 15 | It must be happening every day of the damned week . |
| 16 | When this happens the organisation will insist upon the workers concerned signing a document acknowledging their own responsibility for tax . |
| 17 | As soon as this happens the oligonucleotide can act as a primer for DNA polymerase and is extended to form a new double stranded molecule . |
| 18 | When this happens the rest of the school , who along the way have trained with the successful runner , may have beaten him on occasion , have been course markers , marshals , timekeepers , supporters and team-mates , really feel that sport is n't just another soap opera glimpsed on television or paraded through the back pages of the newspapers — it 's something that they are actively experiencing at first hand for themselves . |
| 19 | It 's frequently the case that where this happens the company never regains its market position and can ultimately go out of business . ’ |
| 20 | Out there — not so far , as from it happens the centre of the town — a realm of nothingness exists . |
| 21 | When this happens the land is abandoned and yet more rainforest burned . |
| 22 | Not all bouts conclude with a full three point score and when this happens the decision will be given to the contestant with the most points . |
| 23 | A fall in the price of meat suggests that there is no grain to feed livestock — but by the time this happens the famine is about to begin . |
| 24 | As and when this happens the proportion of pupils obtaining graded results will naturally be greater in the GCSE than in the existing examinations . |
| 25 | When that happens the Court of Appeal can and usually does put it right , whether the sentence was too high or , as in a recent case from Wales , too low . ’ |
| 26 | If this happens the scab may bounce about with great speed and energy within the turret and may do as much damage as if the shell had actually penetrated . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | As it happens the outcome , in my view , is a decisive victory for the individual organism . |
| 29 | If this happens the frescos could be damaged by salt formation and solvent corrosion . |
| 30 | If this happens the basis will fall by 3180 - ( 2100 - 2 x ) = £1080 + 2 x , Provided the index does not unexpectedly rise by more than unc = 540 points ( 23% ) , a most unlikely event , Bash Brannigan will make a profit from speculating on the basis . |