Example sentences of "who happened to [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The Belgian authorities immediately commenced an investigation with the active participation of the UK accredited representative , Geoffrey Wilkinson ( who happened to be top of the list at the time ) , and his team of advisers comprising Geoffrey Feltham , who subsequently took over as head of the AIB engineering section , Jimmy Lett and the RAF consultant pathologists who normally worked with AIB . |
| 32 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 33 | Thornton 's 168-yard hit at Hove in 1876 , verified by historian James Pycroft , who happened to be in the firing-line . |
| 34 | Moral suasion caused the banks to discriminate between customers in a manner unrelated to their ordinary business relations : a customer who happened to be an exporter was eligible for funds , but an equally good customer who , say , imported manufactured consumer goods was deprived of necessary funds . |
| 35 | Certainly the constant parade of young men calling round for a chat and tea , if there was any , or to take the girls out for the evening were friends who happened to be boys . |
| 36 | He was saved by a radio engineer who had studied in England and who happened to be monitoring the audition . |
| 37 | When it came to boxing , Reg Witter paired me with a bigger boy called Charlie Featherstone , who happened to be quite a friend of mine . |
| 38 | The spine was so long and thick that Hawkbit , who happened to be close by , woke Speedwell to have a look at it . |
| 39 | and wild beyond er , that one boy who was and had n't been used to that sort of thing , for his father had kept a small cook stock his companion that unless he has another basin of gruel he was afraid he might , he might some night happen to eat , eat the boy he slept next to , who happened to be a weakly youth of tender eight and they , and they impeccably believed him . |
| 40 | He was finally restrained by police officers from the Diplomatic Protection Squad , who happened to be in the area , and two doormen from a nearby gambling club . |
| 41 | I saw now what I 'd known all the time , only I 'd hidden it craftily from myself because it did n't fit in with what I wanted to do , that Terry and I had no basis for a love-affair ; we were friends who happened to be attracted to each other physically , which was far from enough , and by thinking it was enough we 'd gone against the very nature of our relationship . |
| 42 | He opened the back of the watch case , and Bathsheba , who happened to be looking , saw that there was a curl of hair hidden inside . |
| 43 | Three patients , all who happened to be in the Pasteur group were subsequently unavailable . |
| 44 | ‘ Oh , these woods have seen far worse than Medoc and the Twelve Lords , ’ said Lugh airily , who happened to be listening to this . |
| 45 | These hospitals were funded by Iran to treat battle casualties — Hezbollah , Amal militiamen and Syrian troops , depending on who happened to be fighting whom at the time — and they were ideal places for holding hostages . |
| 46 | He never seemed to raise his voice , whereas Empson , who rapidly got tight , would end every other sentence with a ‘ whoop ’ , accompanied by a lunge endangering the wine glasses of anyone who happened to be near . |
| 47 | She heard Silas 's deep tones speaking to Matt , who happened to be standing near the door , and then a derisive laugh came from behind her as Doreen entered the shearers ' quarters . |
| 48 | LOYALIST gunmen were ordered to kill anyone who happened to be in a particular house attacked in Belfast last week . |
| 49 | And loyalist sources on the Shankill say the intention was to kill anyone who happened to be there . |
| 50 | Hundreds of people were arrested and imprisoned , or summarily executed , because their ideas or sympathies were considered " wrong " by those who happened to be in local control . |
| 51 | This , to the wonder of anyone who happened to be passing , was Islamic dancing . |
| 52 | The decision by the Whig House of Commons to overturn the election of Samuel Swift in February 1694 to serve as MP for Worcester in favour of the man he had defeated , who happened to be brother-in-law to the Junto chief , Lord Somers , provoked demonstrations in the city , with crowds shouting " A Cheat , A Cheat , A Presbiterian Cheat . |
| 53 | From time to time , almost absent-mindedly , he reached into his pocket and produced a sweet , which he gave to any small boy who happened to be near . |
| 54 | ‘ I 'm calling a friend who happened to be in London with me , ’ he drawled coolly . |
| 55 | He was found by his father , Don who happened to be going the same way . |
| 56 | She made numerous complaints to her manager , who happened to be male , what did he do ? |