Example sentences of "[noun] if [pron] happen to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | You 'll find him just as easily on Paddington Station if you happen to be looking . ’ |
| 3 | It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work . |
| 4 | 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 … |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | It is highly unlikely that you are reading this book if you happen to be one of the fortunate few ! |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | This will not always satisfy governors , parents , the LEA — or the church or religious order if it happens to be a voluntary-aided school . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |