Example sentences of "happen to be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eighth , do n't expect to get any sort of sensible answers from a company who sells computers which happen to be capable of being used for desktop publishing . |
| 2 | if I happen to be awake at that time , then yes , but , if I do n't have |
| 3 | The sorts of things I happen to like , the sorts of things I happen to be good at or bad at . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , the 50Hz or 60Hz frequencies , relating to the two-pole magnetising rotor fields on synchronous alternators ( running at a speed of 3,000 or 3,600 rpm ) , happen to be close to the frequency at which ions in bodies respond to , while in 50µT of the geomagnetic field . |
| 5 | As you well know our mission statement , Save The Children 's vision , commits us to using our experience gained here and overseas to achieve lasting benefits for children on a far wider scale than would be the case if we just confined our work to those children and families who happen to be involved in the projects we run . |
| 6 | Neither public nor private owners happen to be great at monitoring managements . |
| 7 | Let us focus our attention on where Third World grain imports come from and how they happen to be available in such massive quantities . |
| 8 | Materials that happen to be available in the school , including even seriously inadequate ones , can be brought into play and yield educationally valuable material if approached from a point of view of real understanding on the teacher 's part . |
| 9 | Next , his staff in the White House hamfistedly fire seven non-political civil servants who happen to be popular with their only real clients — the White House press corps . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But it 's amazing how quickly you pick it up , especially if you happen to be interested in the work . |