Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb -s] to be true " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know that 's very boring of me , but it just happens to be true , my dear . |
| 2 | In this case it just happens to be true . ’ |
| 3 | But it also happens to be true . |
| 4 | But it also happens to be true . |
| 5 | Not only that , it also seems to be true that certain herbs are good company for other plants , discouraging pests and diseases ; for instance , chives and garlic have some ability to prevent roses being infected with black spot , and chamomile is said to improve the health of young plants if they are weak and slow to grow . |
| 6 | ( Mager I 962 47 ) In fact the definition of objectives and the evaluation of progress is something which as teachers we do all the tune ; it simply happens to be true that many of us do it very amateurishly and very half-heartedly , indeed we do it badly . |