Example sentences of "was [adv] happening [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It ’ was all happening at sea .
2 A fresh look at the whole process was needed , and it was felt that this could be achieved by taking a systems view , unbiased by what was then happening in practice , ie before the Act took effect .
3 The next step was to relate this model to what was then happening in practice , ie before the Act took effect .
4 The conceptual line between the systems world and the real world was crossed at a later stage when the information model was used to explore what was actually happening in practice .
5 The next step was to compare the conceptual model with what was actually happening in practice , a process similar to that described in Chapter 9 , where the existing situation is considered in light of a proposed new system .
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