Example sentences of "[noun] because [pron] happen to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we 've got to live by their rules and not expect privileges because we happen to be women . ’ |
| 2 | is that traffic calming or is it town centre enhancement because it happens to be in the middle of the towns . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Or in fact you go to London because it happens to be in reverse |
| 8 | One of the richest made for Julius II later escaped the sack of Rome because it happened to be in pawn at the time . |