Example sentences of "[Wh pn] happened [prep] be [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 raised the curiosity of some ladies , who happened to be at the Castle in May 1782 , to examine the ruined Chapel , and observing a large block of alabaster , fixed in the North wall of the Chapel , they imagined it might be the back of a monument formerly placed there .
2 So did old Mike , and anyone else who happened to be in the shop .
3 It seems that a passer-by had spotted a naked man frolicking on the balcony — who happened to be in the room next door — and somewhere along the line a case of mistaken identity occurred .
4 Thornton 's 168-yard hit at Hove in 1876 , verified by historian James Pycroft , who happened to be in the firing-line .
5 He was finally restrained by police officers from the Diplomatic Protection Squad , who happened to be in the area , and two doormen from a nearby gambling club .
6 Three patients , all who happened to be in the Pasteur group were subsequently unavailable .
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