Example sentences of "happen [prep] [be] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know Gilbert Racy and I happen to be on holiday in Hereward 's parish . ’ |
| 2 | The high level of crime and the resultant number of people in prison are due directly to the policies of the Government , which have created people who are greedy and selfish , a society where people are supposed to be on their own , a society which destroys the morale and the will of people who happen to be on benefits and on the poverty line . |
| 3 | I think that until I drop I will clean wherever I happen to be on Saturday morning . |
| 4 | All my pleasures will be solitary , even when I happen to be in company ; I shall not be exhilarated simply because the people around me are enjoying themselves , nor depressed because they are in low spirits . |
| 5 | I said , ‘ I happen to be in custody , remember ? ’ |
| 6 | As Arendt has pointed out , ‘ In all these cases , legitimacy derives from something outside the range of human deeds ; it is either not man-made at all … or has at least not been made by those who happen to be in power . ’ |