Example sentences of "[pron] just happen to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , lady — ’ little Cleo staggered back into the room clutching a bright red balloon' — I just happened to be there , looking after the place while the owner was away . |
| 2 | The things I said may have been unjustified , and the fact that I just happened to be bloody tired and bad-tempered was no excuse . |
| 3 | When these result in avoidable death , and they do , then it could be anyone who just happens to be there — employees , consumers , ordinary citizens . |
| 4 | We just happen to be more lucky at laying hands on them than most . |
| 5 | He just happened to be there after solving another case . |
| 6 | I would n't say they were lucky against Oldham , but everything ran for them today , the underside of the crossbar and the post saved Charlton on a couple of occasions and as Simpson said I think ‘ Bolder on a couple of occasions really knew nothing about the saves he 'd made , they were point blank , and he just happened to be there . ’ |