Example sentences of "i just happen [prep] be " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I just happen to be the exception . ’ |
2 | They just put me up for it and I just happened to be about at the time . |
3 | ‘ I just happened to be around some great players and be part of a great team ’ , he said with typical modesty . |
4 | She was going through a traumatic divorce at the time and it was obvious she needed someone to talk to and I just happened to be around . |
5 | I just happened to be seen by a lot of people every night . |
6 | ‘ I just happened to be interested , that 's all , ’ she replied . |
7 | ‘ I just happened to be with Nick Simpkin . |
8 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
9 | ‘ Look , lady — ’ little Cleo staggered back into the room clutching a bright red balloon' — I just happened to be there , looking after the place while the owner was away . |
10 | ‘ I just happened to be in the corridor . |
11 | The things I said may have been unjustified , and the fact that I just happened to be bloody tired and bad-tempered was no excuse . |
12 | ‘ I just happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |