Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] happened to be " in BNC.
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1 | Both also gave prominence to the fact that Blanche happened to be at TV London at the time of the murder and had taken charge of the case . |
2 | Damned good luck that Calder happened to be available this morning , was n't it ? ’ |
3 | I was merely making a boring journey by river and Luxor happened to be at the end of it . ’ |
4 | Bristol and Coventry happened to be playing against each other . |
5 | Everyone thought there 'd be a roar of ribald laughter at that line if Puck happened to be hopping around the stage in plaster at the time . ’ |
6 | Yanto realised he might well have to make a special journey to pick up the old man if Julie happened to be out . |
7 | Sometimes she thought that things went much better when Liza happened to be out of the room and she was alone with John . |