Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [pron] happened [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What you see all around is the result of a group of well-meaning friends who happened upon the mistaken idea of a surprise get-together — they turned up about an hour ago with boxes full of food and a quite amazing selection of drink . ’ |
| 2 | There was an especially rapid growth of the textile industry in these towns which happened to be on the coalfield where the cost of transporting fuel was small . |
| 3 | It also transpired that parts of England ( east and south-east ) were put on full invasion alert at the time , but it seems that ‘ Cromwell ’ had been ignored in some places where the junior officers who happened to be on duty had not been let into the secret of what it meant . |
| 4 | Because of the now universal use in England of the Historical year system , it is normal for reference books to mark events of all kinds which happened between 1 January and 24 March in any one year with a double indicator — thus King Henry V may be judged to have come to the throne on 21 March 1412/13 , that is 1412 by Annunciation reckoning , but 1413 by Historical ( now conventional ) reckoning . |
| 5 | Basically you 'd er just stand back and ha Actually in my platoon of fifty men it happened to me more than it happened to anybody else because I came from Glasgow . |
| 6 | Buddeke wrote bits of her speech into a notebook as he examined those around him and made note of the enthusiastic individuals who happened to be standing nearby , describing dress , attitude , or making little sketches . |
| 7 | He did n't care two straws what happened to her . |