Example sentences of "unless [pron] happen to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a hysterical scene — unless you happened to be in the housing offices at the time . ’ |
| 2 | All of this is very unlikely , unless you happened to be lucky enough to attend a reasonably progressive school . |
| 3 | Er all the clothing you had was provided by yourself , boiler suits , boots er there there was no protective clothing at all , there were no protection for your hearing , er there was no what we called leathers as such for er to save you from getting burned with scales off of the rivets , with burning machines etcetera , there were n't there was absolutely no er protective clothing at all , unless you happened to be able to buy it yourself somewhere . |
| 4 | That is , unless you happened to be about to meet them across a conference table . |
| 5 | Unless , Robbie — testing potatoes with a fork — thought darkly , unless you happened to be in love with the person sharing your confinement . |
| 6 | In real life , the affliction tends to get laughed at — unless you happen to be a sleepwalker , or to live with one . |
| 7 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 8 | Would have thought that Forrester 's value would have gone up after Saturdays double strike — and Whelan 's worth more than that , although both have had limited exposure unless you happen to be a Leeds fan . |
| 9 | Playing football , telling a joke or making model aeroplanes are normally seen as second-order experiences , unless one happens to be a professional footballer , a comedian or a model aeroplane manufacturer . |
| 10 | And unless we happen to be absolute saints , I 'll bet most of us would admit that there have been occasions when we would willingly have ‘ divorced ’ our young ourselves … |
| 11 | To allege incompetence at playing the tuba would not lower most people in the eyes of their fellow citizens — unless they happened to be professional tubists . |
| 12 | ‘ Unless they happened to be a part of it . ’ |
| 13 | Their children will in many cases be born stateless ( unless they happen to be born in a country where birth confers the right of citizenship ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Unless they happen to be you ? ’ she finished drily . |
| 15 | That approach builds teamwork and self-reliance and far from being a cost to the company is a benefit — unless it happens to be the kind of company that requires its employees to operate as autonomous automata . |
| 16 | Inorganic pollution is not harmful to aquatic life to the same extent , unless it happens to be toxic ; thus its consequences are frequently less evident . |
| 17 | It is not something which your average reader is even particularly aware of ( unless he happens to be French ) . |
| 18 | It was n't Morris , it was n't identifiable , even to a keen archaeologist — not unless he happened to be all too well informed about the experts who had interested themselves in Aurae Phiala , and even in their heirs and heiresses , down to herself . |