Example sentences of "happened [prep] [be] pass " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | BBS seriously considered firing Hopper ; the pressure of moving a production team of twenty-three people from state to state , writing the script on the run and persuading innocent citizens of the United States of America who just happened to be passing at the time to appear in the movie , was a heavy burden for all . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And I 'm awfully glad I happened to be passing . |
| 5 | ‘ I happened to be passing — hope you do n't mind me barging in like this . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | Ruth happened to be passing , and Connor stopped her , introducing the young man . |
| 8 | Just happened to be passing , you know the sort of thing . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | A NETWORK hack and photographer happened to be passing by when they spotted a well-known accountant checking the INROADS mat . |
| 11 | And then they 'd throw you to whatever man happened to be passing for the money you 'd earn for them . ’ |
| 12 | This , to the wonder of anyone who happened to be passing , was Islamic dancing . |
| 13 | The puppet is an exhibit at a cartoon gallery in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and the real Mr Heseltine just happened to be passing through . |
| 14 | His father happened to be passing , shortly after the attack , but when he went to help , he did n't recognise his own son . |
| 15 | Tom 's life was slipping away , but by sheer luck Joyce Miller , a nurse who works in the intensive care unit at Cheltenham General hospital , happened to be passing . |
| 16 | Bishop Farquhar said that it was a matter of history which part of that circle happened to be passing by as it cut through the life of the Edwards family . |
| 17 | Station Officer Russ Broadbent of Southport Fire station , said : ‘ It was very lucky that Mrs Parry happened to be passing at the time . |