Example sentences of "because [pron] happen to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I happened to be fluent in French , I was promoted 11 months later to loan officer and assigned to the French-speaking Arab countries of North Africa , where I made my first international calls . |
| 2 | However , if I am a regular customer and the stall owner gives me credit because I happen to be short of cash , I do have an obligation to come back . |
| 3 | ‘ Think you 're so bloody superior just because you happen to be straight ! ’ |
| 4 | And did he have to flaunt his sexual prowess with her as well , just because she happened to be female , and happened to be there ? |
| 5 | Why should they be financially penalized because they happen to be sick or disabled ? |
| 6 | As has been seen , the choice of Pétain to command at Verdun was made less because of his qualities than because he happened to be available at the moment . |