Example sentences of "[not/n't] happen [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Imagination does not lead necessarily to belief , but belief can not happen without the ground being prepared by imagination . |
| 2 | But royalists are determined the same thing will not happen to the grave . |
| 3 | That did not happen to the drill in question , used for bringing up deep water , because the workers were foreigners , excluded from the provisions of the law . |
| 4 | The situation changed steadily during the 1950s as more and more black men came to high office , and naturally the West Indian people could see no reason why the same should not happen on the cricket field . |
| 5 | The operation did not happen until the end of June that year . |
| 6 | It may not happen before the World Cup in ‘ 95 . |
| 7 | This may or may not happen in the home through storytelling and observing others reading . |
| 8 | That can not happen in the water industry , so there must be much more effective regulation than has existed in the past . |
| 9 | It has not happened since the end of the Second World War , but before the 1987 election , when some commentators were predicting a hung parliament , much thought was given to what the Queen would do about forming a government if they turned out to be right . |
| 10 | Ins Terry Johnson said the type of theft had not happened in the town for some time and asked store owners and staff to be on their guard . |
| 11 | So I hope hopefully this evening will be a very constructive meeting and we 'll certainly welcome your views about what you feel should be happening to the theatre or should be taken or should be taken place at the theatre , what should be on at the theatre , and er things that you feel that are n't happening at the moment . |
| 12 | THE determined but unpopular Jeremy Isaacs , yet to achieve a gong , has been upsetting the Establishment with his high-handed behaviour at the Royal Opera House to such an extent that there is now a new saying doing the rounds , namely : ‘ This is one knight that wo n't happen at the Opera ! ’ |
| 13 | We can only be thankful it did n't happen to the Queen . ’ |
| 14 | It does n't happen on the pricing , that 's for sure . . |
| 15 | It could n't happen without the permission of the dealer , but he too is a member of that community and he cares what happens there . |
| 16 | She is entitled to make any contribution as a Member of Parliament , and should John Major want to seek advice I 'm sure he would , but I do n't I am certain in my own mind that that has n't happened at the moment . |
| 17 | If Mr does n't like field sports he should seek , try to seek to persuade Parliament to ban it he 'll have an excellent opportunity because he 'll , he 's told us that he 'll be an MP shortly that 's what 's happening , that 's what 's happened in the case of cock fighting and badger baiting it has n't happened in the case of fox hunting and Mr should n't abuse his position as a councillor to dictate to the council 's tenants in the way that he proposes . |