Example sentences of "[pers pn] happened to [be] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Dr Grant was making a round when your call came through to the hospital , and as I happened to be on duty … ’
2 I happened to be on duty at Thorn House while she was there .
3 What they did at a branch on our district erm , again it was just like set up , people were given specific tasks , but at the end of the three month cycle , they 'd change some people , er , those people 's tasks so that they , so they would n't get stagnant , and plus , if one person was off , if you happened to be on holiday , you 've got somebody else that can do the job at the standard and not let the standard fall .
4 Unless , Robbie — testing potatoes with a fork — thought darkly , unless you happened to be in love with the person sharing your confinement .
5 One of the richest made for Julius II later escaped the sack of Rome because it happened to be in pawn at the time .
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