Example sentences of "[pron] happened to [be] pass " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'm awfully glad I happened to be passing . |
| 2 | ‘ I happened to be passing — hope you do n't mind me barging in like this . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | This , to the wonder of anyone who happened to be passing , was Islamic dancing . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |