Example sentences of "[conj] you happen [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just bad luck that you happen to be stuck on . |
| 2 | ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 3 | If you'se happen to be comin' here to Dublin at some time or other in the future — which praise the Lord you will be , for t is God 's own city — and you happen to be driving down O'Connell Street and you see me standin' here like dis , with me arms up ; then whether I 'm here or not , you stop . ’ |
| 4 | Right , that was a very big statement , the youth of the world and you happen to be the youth of the world , there 's a lot of you , so how , there you are , you 're in charge of the world , how are you going to do just that ? |
| 5 | I 'll grantcha if you 're a citizen of the union living in South America , the West Indies or the Pacific and you happen to be a member of the French colonies , you 'll have a vote in the European parliament in the elections . |
| 6 | I know it 's not something that most of you are used to talking on a day to day basis , and if you go back to your workplace and you happen to be in a very male dominated workplace , it 's not necessarily gon na be the easiest thing to broach with your colleagues when you get back . |
| 7 | But there 's lots of wildlife around , if you happen to be in the right place at the right time , and not singing a Betty Boo number at the top of your voice . |
| 8 | It is obvious enough if you happen to be going through a particularly traumatic time , but what about when you are doing all those ordinary things like reading , writing , driving or pursuing any so-called ‘ relaxing ’ activity ? |
| 9 | And if you happen to be too young to remember rock'n'roll the first time around , this is the perfect way to discover what all the fuss was about ! |
| 10 | But it 's amazing how quickly you pick it up , especially if you happen to be interested in the work . |
| 11 | IF YOU want to watch television around midnight on the Sabbath , and if you happen to be in a region where nothing less important has taken precedence , you can follow one of the most excellent science series of recent times . |
| 12 | But if you happen to be a sad coward like me , you can get your kicks from Dambusters instead . |
| 13 | They prove that the flab fights back — and will get you even if you happen to be a Royal . |
| 14 | There is no great demand for pen computing from Western users of mid-range systems , but things are rather different if you happen to be Chinese — and 1,200m people in the People 's Republic alone are — and are constrained to use thousands of ideographic characters , and Communication Intelligence Corp , Redwood Shores , California has gone to IBM Corp for an OEM agreement on its AS/400 computers and plans to fit the terminals with its PenDOS and Handwriter Recognition System software and integrate the machines into its pen-based computer product line being designed for China ; Communication Intelligence plans to market its Chinese pen-based office automation system through partnerships with the Chinese government , with the first out in 12 months . |
| 15 | Yvetot is the great butter market of the Caux country and provides a sight worth seeing if you happen to be in the district on a Wednesday morning . |
| 16 | If you happen to be a policeman , however , or a friend of one of the ‘ lads ’ , but do not happen to share their attitudes towards black people , you are in an even more awkward and complicated position ; how can you avoid being spoken for by those who ‘ represent ’ you in the text ? |
| 17 | ‘ If you happen to be using animals , this is like a kick in the teeth ’ , says one . |
| 18 | It is highly unlikely that you are reading this book if you happen to be one of the fortunate few ! |
| 19 | It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work . |
| 20 | However , if you happen to be in a situation where you are out for lunch , then you can happily have your dessert at lunch-time instead of that evening . |
| 21 | You 'll find him just as easily on Paddington Station if you happen to be looking . ’ |
| 22 | If you happen to be a seasoned 1-2-3 or Excel user reluctant to loose reams of data , then have no fear . |
| 23 | If you happen to be serving , but I used to serve quite a lot myself . |
| 24 | One of the things about when you are old and move to a residential home I think one of the important things is that you want to go and live close to your loved ones , if you have any , and it does just worry me that if you happen to be a person who is resident in and your loved ones live in , under these terms if you went to a residential home in you would n't qualify for the higher rate and that seems to me to be wrong . |
| 25 | But if you happen to be a citizen of the union a citizen of the European union , a member of the only mainland European colony belonging to this country namely Gibraltar , you do n't have a vote . |
| 26 | If anything if if it does You see again and then you see if you 're out of a job you see you if you happen to be out of a job then you 're not eligible for a pension policy . |
| 27 | If you happened to be megafabulously famous way back at the start of the '70s , the problems are literally multiplied twentyfold . |
| 28 | If you happened to be in Hyde Park on October 21st , you may have seen celebrities like Gloria Hunniford , Lyndsey De Paul , James Coburn and Roger Daltrey with spade in hand in aid of the Prince of Wales Trust ( they 're all devotees of Paul Mitchell products , I 'm sure ! ) . |
| 29 | We all had a good laugh about it , but it was not so funny if you happened to be Keith Fletcher . |
| 30 | After all , if you happened to be next him after dinner for ten minutes , he would get invaluable hints . |