Example sentences of "you happen to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you happened to be megafabulously famous way back at the start of the '70s , the problems are literally multiplied twentyfold . |
| 2 | If you happened to be in Hyde Park on October 21st , you may have seen celebrities like Gloria Hunniford , Lyndsey De Paul , James Coburn and Roger Daltrey with spade in hand in aid of the Prince of Wales Trust ( they 're all devotees of Paul Mitchell products , I 'm sure ! ) . |
| 3 | ‘ It was a hysterical scene — unless you happened to be in the housing offices at the time . ’ |
| 4 | We all had a good laugh about it , but it was not so funny if you happened to be Keith Fletcher . |
| 5 | After all , if you happened to be next him after dinner for ten minutes , he would get invaluable hints . |
| 6 | All of this is very unlikely , unless you happened to be lucky enough to attend a reasonably progressive school . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Er all the clothing you had was provided by yourself , boiler suits , boots er there there was no protective clothing at all , there were no protection for your hearing , er there was no what we called leathers as such for er to save you from getting burned with scales off of the rivets , with burning machines etcetera , there were n't there was absolutely no er protective clothing at all , unless you happened to be able to buy it yourself somewhere . |
| 9 | He was glad that Henry had n't waived the charge altogether ; you would n't expect an electrician to rewire your house for free , just because you happened to be acquainted . |
| 10 | That is , unless you happened to be about to meet them across a conference table . |
| 11 | ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And imagine what it must have been like before all those modern office ‘ towers ’ were built to dwarf it — especially if you happened to be a traitor . |
| 13 | Unless , Robbie — testing potatoes with a fork — thought darkly , unless you happened to be in love with the person sharing your confinement . |
| 14 | And , ’ he went on , before Marc could interrupt , ‘ you happened to be in Paris when I came over for them . |
| 15 | What they did at a branch on our district erm , again it was just like set up , people were given specific tasks , but at the end of the three month cycle , they 'd change some people , er , those people 's tasks so that they , so they would n't get stagnant , and plus , if one person was off , if you happened to be on holiday , you 've got somebody else that can do the job at the standard and not let the standard fall . |
| 16 | The hallmarks of Thomas à Kempis 's approach to the religious life are a rigorous inner self-discipline and a conformity , for reasons of humility , to the existing forms of Christianity as met from day to day wherever you happen to be . |
| 17 | If you'se happen to be comin' here to Dublin at some time or other in the future — which praise the Lord you will be , for t is God 's own city — and you happen to be driving down O'Connell Street and you see me standin' here like dis , with me arms up ; then whether I 'm here or not , you stop . ’ |
| 18 | In real life , the affliction tends to get laughed at — unless you happen to be a sleepwalker , or to live with one . |
| 19 | But there 's lots of wildlife around , if you happen to be in the right place at the right time , and not singing a Betty Boo number at the top of your voice . |
| 20 | It is obvious enough if you happen to be going through a particularly traumatic time , but what about when you are doing all those ordinary things like reading , writing , driving or pursuing any so-called ‘ relaxing ’ activity ? |
| 21 | And if you happen to be too young to remember rock'n'roll the first time around , this is the perfect way to discover what all the fuss was about ! |
| 22 | But it 's amazing how quickly you pick it up , especially if you happen to be interested in the work . |
| 23 | IF YOU want to watch television around midnight on the Sabbath , and if you happen to be in a region where nothing less important has taken precedence , you can follow one of the most excellent science series of recent times . |
| 24 | My examples tend to come from the part of the world where I live , but the same principles apply wherever you happen to be . |
| 25 | But if you happen to be a sad coward like me , you can get your kicks from Dambusters instead . |
| 26 | If you are unlucky enough to find yourself living with someone who seems to you to be an ‘ impossible ’ mother-in-law , it does no harm first to take a good look at yourself and your handling of her , just in case you happen to be one of the original ‘ impossible ’ daughters-in-law ! |
| 27 | This can present a problem id you happen to be the unhappy owner of a particularly noisy air pump . |
| 28 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 29 | ‘ Ethel , ’ continued Miss Hardbroom , ‘ just because you happen to be an excellent scholar and one of the most helpful members of my class , I do not expect you to lie your way out of a situation when it has become awkward . |
| 30 | They prove that the flab fights back — and will get you even if you happen to be a Royal . |