Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] to [pron] [vb mod] happen " in BNC.

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1 said about the Animal Procedures Act of nineteen eighty six , erm , I know she 's been told about the animals are killed painlessly and that they suffer very little pain , where there 's any pain at all , but in fact this act erm which is governed by a committee only erm issues guidelines as to what might happen .
2 And he was under no illusions as to what might happen to their relationship if Philippe Chaumont returned .
3 This scene reveals that Macbeth is now feeling insecure and paranoid about losing the kingship and so he consults the witches as to what will happen to him .
4 Where in the 1930s the mother was given solemn warnings as to what would happen if she disobeyed the rules , the mode now is to refer her , with continual reassurances however , to what might possibly result from some mistaken handlings : ‘ Here 's what happens once in a while when the needs of the child are n't recognized ’ ( Spock , 1946 , chapter on ‘ The Two Year Old ’ ) .
5 My Government accepted your presence here despite warnings as to what might happen if they did so ! ’
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