Example sentences of "[pron] happened to [be] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Cos I happened to be out on Road , when it happened
2 That is , unless you happened to be about to meet them across a conference table .
3 So if you happened to be out of the house working it was too bad , unless you got a house cleaner to put your name down for you .
4 His girlfriend , a dealer too , would give him a bored hard look , if she happened to be around .
5 It was basically a group of people who happened to be around but very soon we all had titles and were constantly organising and re-organising the creating divisions and systems and methods .
6 Before any plank was put into place , MacAlpine and Tom and anyone else who happened to be about held a consultation over it .
7 Daak was always the same : without reference to the-creed , colour , gender or opinions of whoever happened to be around , he was rude , randy , rebellious and always ready for a fight .
8 They had an interest in playing golf together so specifically formed a society giving it the name of the road they happened to be in at the time — Worple Way , Harrow .
9 If he happened to be out when Sien came home , the flowers in front of the window by the wicker chair would let her know he had thought of her .
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