Example sentences of "you happen to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hallmarks of Thomas à Kempis 's approach to the religious life are a rigorous inner self-discipline and a conformity , for reasons of humility , to the existing forms of Christianity as met from day to day wherever you happen to be . |
| 2 | If you'se happen to be comin' here to Dublin at some time or other in the future — which praise the Lord you will be , for t is God 's own city — and you happen to be driving down O'Connell Street and you see me standin' here like dis , with me arms up ; then whether I 'm here or not , you stop . ’ |
| 3 | In real life , the affliction tends to get laughed at — unless you happen to be a sleepwalker , or to live with one . |
| 4 | But there 's lots of wildlife around , if you happen to be in the right place at the right time , and not singing a Betty Boo number at the top of your voice . |
| 5 | It is obvious enough if you happen to be going through a particularly traumatic time , but what about when you are doing all those ordinary things like reading , writing , driving or pursuing any so-called ‘ relaxing ’ activity ? |
| 6 | And if you happen to be too young to remember rock'n'roll the first time around , this is the perfect way to discover what all the fuss was about ! |
| 7 | But it 's amazing how quickly you pick it up , especially if you happen to be interested in the work . |
| 8 | IF YOU want to watch television around midnight on the Sabbath , and if you happen to be in a region where nothing less important has taken precedence , you can follow one of the most excellent science series of recent times . |
| 9 | My examples tend to come from the part of the world where I live , but the same principles apply wherever you happen to be . |
| 10 | But if you happen to be a sad coward like me , you can get your kicks from Dambusters instead . |
| 11 | If you are unlucky enough to find yourself living with someone who seems to you to be an ‘ impossible ’ mother-in-law , it does no harm first to take a good look at yourself and your handling of her , just in case you happen to be one of the original ‘ impossible ’ daughters-in-law ! |
| 12 | This can present a problem id you happen to be the unhappy owner of a particularly noisy air pump . |
| 13 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 14 | ‘ Ethel , ’ continued Miss Hardbroom , ‘ just because you happen to be an excellent scholar and one of the most helpful members of my class , I do not expect you to lie your way out of a situation when it has become awkward . |
| 15 | They prove that the flab fights back — and will get you even if you happen to be a Royal . |
| 16 | There is no great demand for pen computing from Western users of mid-range systems , but things are rather different if you happen to be Chinese — and 1,200m people in the People 's Republic alone are — and are constrained to use thousands of ideographic characters , and Communication Intelligence Corp , Redwood Shores , California has gone to IBM Corp for an OEM agreement on its AS/400 computers and plans to fit the terminals with its PenDOS and Handwriter Recognition System software and integrate the machines into its pen-based computer product line being designed for China ; Communication Intelligence plans to market its Chinese pen-based office automation system through partnerships with the Chinese government , with the first out in 12 months . |
| 17 | Yvetot is the great butter market of the Caux country and provides a sight worth seeing if you happen to be in the district on a Wednesday morning . |
| 18 | Right , that was a very big statement , the youth of the world and you happen to be the youth of the world , there 's a lot of you , so how , there you are , you 're in charge of the world , how are you going to do just that ? |
| 19 | K ap is true because in the nearest worlds in which you are sitting reading you believe that you are sitting reading , and the nearest worlds in which you are not sitting reading are either worlds in which you are standing/kneeling/lying reading or worlds in which you are sitting knitting/watching TV , etc. , but not worlds in which you happen to be asleep dreaming that you are sitting reading . |
| 20 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 21 | If you happen to be a policeman , however , or a friend of one of the ‘ lads ’ , but do not happen to share their attitudes towards black people , you are in an even more awkward and complicated position ; how can you avoid being spoken for by those who ‘ represent ’ you in the text ? |
| 22 | ‘ If you happen to be using animals , this is like a kick in the teeth ’ , says one . |
| 23 | It is highly unlikely that you are reading this book if you happen to be one of the fortunate few ! |
| 24 | It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work . |
| 25 | However , if you happen to be in a situation where you are out for lunch , then you can happily have your dessert at lunch-time instead of that evening . |
| 26 | You 'll find him just as easily on Paddington Station if you happen to be looking . ’ |
| 27 | If you happen to be a seasoned 1-2-3 or Excel user reluctant to loose reams of data , then have no fear . |
| 28 | If you happen to be serving , but I used to serve quite a lot myself . |
| 29 | ‘ Think you 're so bloody superior just because you happen to be straight ! ’ |
| 30 | Would have thought that Forrester 's value would have gone up after Saturdays double strike — and Whelan 's worth more than that , although both have had limited exposure unless you happen to be a Leeds fan . |