Example sentences of "which [pers pn] happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is despite the fact that there are such programmes as Mastermind , a sheepdog series ( with which I happen to be involved — I declare my interest ) and superb epics by the Natural History Unit . |
| 2 | So , the idea was that Finniston bought out this report which would then form another strata over the institutions and form the Engineering Council , of which I happen to be a member . |
| 3 | Ego relishes any notion that there is one ‘ true ’ religion , which you happen to belong to ! |
| 4 | K ap is true because in the nearest worlds in which you are sitting reading you believe that you are sitting reading , and the nearest worlds in which you are not sitting reading are either worlds in which you are standing/kneeling/lying reading or worlds in which you are sitting knitting/watching TV , etc. , but not worlds in which you happen to be asleep dreaming that you are sitting reading . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Devotees of Pevsner know , on opening a volume of The Buildings of England , to look for the section headed ‘ Perambulation ’ for whichever town or village in which they happen to find themselves . |
| 7 | In addition to obtaining a better understanding of the biological basis underlying reproduction , we also need more knowledge to evaluate reproductive customs in the cultural environment in which they happen . |
| 8 | The acquisition of skills is governed by the current needs of particular societies and by the adaptation of individuals within the societies in which they happen to find themselves . |
| 9 | And in so far as it , as the question arises erm of what kind of , of provisions erm are you going to find if you go abroad , erm then I think we can say that within the European Community , erm citizens of one member state are entitled to what the citizens of the member state in which they happen to be staying are entitled to . |
| 10 | I think that they are erm unfortunately erm affected by any event which happens in an area in which they happen to be . |
| 11 | In some of the comments which follow , we can see that students are discussing more than a subject which they happened to choose to study at college : they are discussing issues which are central to their lives . |
| 12 | The lone ranger rode into the sunset and jumped on his horse This violates our expectation that events are recounted in the order in which they happened . |
| 13 | He may miss out significant features of style which he happens not to have been looking for . |
| 14 | He resented the implied criticism , and defended himself by saying he merely gave her a book which he happened to have with him , rather than one he felt suitable for such a person . |
| 15 | If we are to find the answer to the problem of what gives stretches of language unity and meaning , we must look beyond the formal rules operating within sentences , and consider the people who use language , and the world in which it happens as well . |
| 16 | But there are other kinds of sequence , too , such as a text-by-text commentary on works in a collection ( e.g. Lyrical Ballads ) ; or you might recount events in a narrative , telling your reader the story in the order in which it happens . |
| 17 | The number of people that I hear saying things such as I do n't remember stepping over people in the street five years ago and it 's true , in this city I do n't actually remember doing that , not with the frequency with which it happens today and your government and your party has no record to shout about , absolutely none . |
| 18 | Company lawyers are not keen on this very good scheme because where damage or loss is suffered by a third party , as for instance where a brake failure results in damage to an airport building , the dissemination of details of the circumstances in which it happened outside the company could prejudice the defence they are going to put up for their airline when the airport puts in a claim for damages . |
| 19 | We looked at the contexts in which it arose and the purposes for which it happened . |
| 20 | Well the people that done it did n't get caught but the corridor on which it happened was fined for all the equipment . |