Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] happen to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | So a Primary school headmaster , for instance , could find his school offering movement experience to children who had female teachers to the neglect of those children who were unfortunate enough to have a man as their teacher , and similarly , Movement and Drama appeared as a subject on the time-table in our Secondary schools where there happened to be a woman in the P.E . |
| 2 | But we 've got to live by their rules and not expect privileges because we happen to be women . ’ |
| 3 | is that traffic calming or is it town centre enhancement because it happens to be in the middle of the towns . |
| 4 | The argument for saying that there should be liability in such circumstances is that a constable does not cease to have certain general duties because he happens to be ‘ off duty ’ for the time being . |
| 5 | You wo n't get a cup of tea , although you might be OK for a Garibaldi if there happens to be one lying around , but you 'll quickly be strapped into the beige and orange sofa , and invited to ‘ Convince us why we should vote for your lot . |
| 6 | The central problem would seem to be market vagaries ; old people should not be denied the services which they need to survive in the community because there happens to be a shortage in a given locality , or because certain areas are not profitable , or because some old people are less congenial than others . |
| 7 | Would have thought that Forrester 's value would have gone up after Saturdays double strike — and Whelan 's worth more than that , although both have had limited exposure unless you happen to be a Leeds fan . |
| 8 | You 'll find him just as easily on Paddington Station if you happen to be looking . ’ |
| 9 | However , if I am a regular customer and the stall owner gives me credit because I happen to be short of cash , I do have an obligation to come back . |
| 10 | Thus we 've never considered it right to hand out cheques on a mere whim , deciding to sponsor a project , or support a charity because it happened to be the flavour of the month , or because a director had some some particular keen interest in it . |
| 11 | It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work . |
| 12 | The mother who ‘ ca n't be so cruel ’ as to wake her sleeping baby if he happens to be asleep at the appointed feeding-time , fails to realize that a few such wakings would be all she would have to resort to … |
| 13 | A transaction with a foreigner who is resident here would be outside the embrace of the legislation if he happened to be abroad , or chose to be abroad , at the time the transaction was effected . |
| 14 | Now I 'd like to thing that an equal amount of effort can work more in our favour if it happens to be channelled towards a specific competition . ’ |
| 15 | It is highly unlikely that you are reading this book if you happen to be one of the fortunate few ! |
| 16 | ‘ My friends are people that I trust and I do n't have to put on airs with them — they know me and do n't assume that I 'm a terrific snob if I happen to be very quiet . ’ |
| 17 | Any natural food creature , and you can include small fish in that category , can cause bream and other usually non-predatory species , to become preoccupied with that item when there happens to be an abundance of them . |
| 18 | Provided that an object is conceived to be real , reactions to it are the same in kind whether one happens to be perceiving or imagining it ; and if in the latter case one reacts less strongly , that is because one is also less aware of it . |
| 19 | A piece of land where I happened to be born . |
| 20 | This will not always satisfy governors , parents , the LEA — or the church or religious order if it happens to be a voluntary-aided school . |
| 21 | Or in fact you go to London because it happens to be in reverse |
| 22 | One of the richest made for Julius II later escaped the sack of Rome because it happened to be in pawn at the time . |
| 23 | Madeleine was his sole reason for wanting to return to England — although naturally he 'd love to see Alice if she happened to be in London . |
| 24 | In making an apology one accepts blame for what has happened , but at the same time one tries to convince the injured party if there happens to be one , or the world at large if not , that the error is not to be taken as representative of the real self . |
| 25 | At the most distant property there are shearers ’ quarters which enable us to have the use of hot showers , and shelter for the barbecue if it happens to be raining . |