Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] happened to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ran both hands up into the roots of her hair , which she happened to be wearing down , and tried to plant a kiss on her forehead . |
| 2 | It proved a disastrous union — ‘ Salo ’ , the inferior player , became brutally jealous of his wife 's game , and accused her of flirting with whomever she happened to be playing . |
| 3 | That he himself happened to be a congenital cad only made the whole thing more difficult , not easier . |
| 4 | He never seemed to raise his voice , whereas Empson , who rapidly got tight , would end every other sentence with a ‘ whoop ’ , accompanied by a lunge endangering the wine glasses of anyone who happened to be near . |
| 5 | LOYALIST gunmen were ordered to kill anyone who happened to be in a particular house attacked in Belfast last week . |
| 6 | And loyalist sources on the Shankill say the intention was to kill anyone who happened to be there . |
| 7 | This , to the wonder of anyone who happened to be passing , was Islamic dancing . |
| 8 | Although upper class men varied their clothing rather more , according to what they happened to be doing , for formal public appearances they sometimes wore the toga . |
| 9 | This was true , in its way , but that did not prevent great-nephews and great-nieces becoming irritated when Auntie babied them and fussed over their clothing or over whatever they happened to be doing . |