Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to [be] pass " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'm awfully glad I happened to be passing . |
| 2 | ‘ I happened to be passing — hope you do n't mind me barging in like this . |
| 3 | you know that awful viral thing that 's going around and I meant to be pass the infectious now , or I would n't be here with you . |
| 4 | Of course , there were exams which had to be passed to let me into College but these were accomplished by hard , but guided work . |
| 5 | Head teacher Maureen Sedgwick said the cards , which have to be passed through an electronic scanner , were introduced to stop older children stampeding into the toilets . |
| 6 | No-one was certain if any hanging had really taken place but on cold , windy nights the tree would creak and moan , startling those who happened to be passing by . |
| 7 | To a large extent , their numbers were made up of tourists , people who happened to be passing by , people with time to kill , and people who simply fancied doing something different . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , he does n't sound like anyone I know , ’ I said , ‘ unless he 's a caddie who happened to be passing nearby and wanted to quiz me about any work available . ’ |
| 9 | This , to the wonder of anyone who happened to be passing , was Islamic dancing . |
| 10 | Now she decided that an active and harmless occupation was what he needed , a pursuit within the powers she knew to be passing from his skill and prowess with horses . |
| 11 | A man who appeared to be passing with a camera took a photograph of it . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , he said he happened to be passing — you know , just popped in to see how I was , what a shame I 'd left NCPR . ’ |
| 13 | The most important innovation of the reign , however , was the Mutiny Act , first passed in 1689 , which provided a legal basis for military law , and , since it had to be passed afresh each year , acknowledged , by implication , that a standing army had come to stay . |
| 14 | The particles themselves remain separate and discrete when it comes to being passed on to the next generation . |