Example sentences of "but [pron] [adv] happen to be " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Crofting made its impact when we moved house from one of the quiet streets , in the middle of the town , to the road which was planned by a wealthy proprietor as an elegant tree-lined approach to Lews Castle , but which also happened to be the shortest route between a dozen crofting villages , lying to the east of the town , and their 19,000 acres of general common pasture which lay to the west . |
3 | They will doubtless say we are lucky , but we just happen to be house-owners with a steady income , like millions of others . |
4 | It is big — but it also happens to be Japanese , and so presents a juicy target . |
5 | But it also happens to be true . |
6 | But it also happens to be true . |
7 | I know that 's very boring of me , but it just happens to be true , my dear . |
8 | But it just happened to be her best friend 's birthday and she was invited to a special birthday tea and to stay overnight . ’ |