Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] just happened to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | They just put me up for it and I just happened to be about at the time . |
2 | She was going through a traumatic divorce at the time and it was obvious she needed someone to talk to and I just happened to be around . |
3 | We were able to help him … we can see their house from our bedroom and we just happened to be looking out of the window at the time , do n't you know . ’ |
4 | 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 . ’ |
5 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
6 | But it just happened to be her best friend 's birthday and she was invited to a special birthday tea and to stay overnight . ’ |