Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] happen to be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just happened to be in the corridor . |
| 2 | ‘ I just happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 3 | We shall be considering The Prelude as a poem at the appropriate point in the Critical Survey ; for the moment I propose to refer to it simply as evidence of Wordsworth 's internal struggles and preoccupations , as if it were a diary or a letter to a friend which just happens to be in verse . |
| 4 | Somehow she always happened to be in the company of someone , Walter , Emily or Durkin . |
| 5 | Fil continues : ‘ We just happen to be in this bit … ( much laughter ) … of no money and knowing what it 's like to have no prospects . |
| 6 | I was received as a thief , a well-mannered rapist , bucketless car-washer , double-glazing runner , not to mention corrupt informant that some of them tiles is loose , Ma 'm , and we just happen to be in the area with a long ladder so why not call it eighty quid ? |
| 7 | I said I did n't know the other guys , we just happened to be in the same pub . |
| 8 | We just happened to be in the pool at the same time , that 's all . ’ |
| 9 | They just happened to be in the right place at the right time . |
| 10 | He just happened to be in this area on the night of Rob 's party . |
| 11 | He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time . ’ |