Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] happen to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The auto industry just happened to be a convenient sector in which to show his determination to change ( Doner , 1987 ; Oman , 1989 : pp. 164–166 ) . |
| 2 | Earthworms are the main item in a badger 's diet and cow grazing pastures just happen to be a good source of earthworms . |
| 3 | Very often , these mutually unintelligible and exclusive ethnic cultures just happen to be the same as the groups which common sense tells us are ‘ races ’ . |
| 4 | But if , by any chance , the reporter 's wife or husband also happens to be an Environmental Health Officer somewhere else , and happens to know that he or she is going off to do an interview , and say , ‘ Hey . |
| 5 | And if a commercial building which suffers multi-million pound damage also happens to be a ‘ prestige ’ target , then so much the better . |
| 6 | Gooch , having exceeded the mighty Hammond 's Test aggregate , edged into his stumps ; Hick messed up an attempted pull against Waqar ; Smith was held brilliantly by the substitute fielder at third slip ( Latif also happens to be the deputy wicketkeeper ) ; and on the stroke of tea Stewart , having batted imperiously for four hours , fell disappointingly to a catch at cover off slow left-armer Mujtaba . |
| 7 | Where the shareholders also happen to be the directors , and a close personal trust and confidence is involved , the courts have been willing to look at the settlement of arguments on the basis of equity rather than strict legal principle . |
| 8 | By chance there happened to be a 12 year-old MkII Boogie combo in the Guitarist studio with just such a loop . |
| 9 | That game just happens to be the Tennent 's Irish Senior Cup semi-final against Avoca . |
| 10 | The world No. 3 from Australia also happens to be the president of the International Squash Players Association and he said : ‘ Jansher was only at the dinner 15 minutes and this is a poor showing . |
| 11 | our sales manager , popped the question to ( whose father also happens to be a customer ) and their big day will be sometime in the summer . |