Example sentences of "[pron] happened to [be] standing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh and I happened to be standing in the back kitchen you know and I got hold of this saucepan and I picked my little brother up and put him under my arm in case he got hurt and I oh I belted my father from his head to his feet with the saucepan . |
| 2 | Buddeke wrote bits of her speech into a notebook as he examined those around him and made note of the enthusiastic individuals who happened to be standing nearby , describing dress , attitude , or making little sketches . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Everything had an improvised , random air about it , as if people had erected new machines just where they happened to be standing at the time , next to the debris of the old . |
| 5 | On the prototype a 100VA transformer , which was unnecessarily big , but because it happened to be standing on the shelf , was used . |