Example sentences of "[noun pl] happened to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the pooling system for higher education expenditure amongst local authorities was one which protected those authorities in which the newly-designated polytechnics happened to be situated . |
| 2 | This was in the early 30's when the economic war between England and the Republic was at its height and representatives of both governments happened to be attending the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa . |
| 3 | Vologsky had constantly reassured himself that the repeated refusals were simply because his applications happened to be made at an inopportune moment . |
| 4 | By chance , one of the world 's top fashion talent-spotters happened to be booking in for that same flight . |
| 5 | Half the market centres of Sussex had populations below 500 ; indeed , places such as West Tarring , Broadwater , Hailsham and Storrington are best described as villages where markets happened to be held . |
| 6 | Lulach was unfortunately simple-minded — probably the only reason he had been allowed to survive , when two other claimants contesting Duncan 's pretensions happened to be murdered just before and after the investiture . |