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

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1 Storm Jameson , a woman novelist active in the peace movement , later recalled : ‘ For some years after 1933 I lived in equivocal amity with pacifists and combative supporters of the League of Nations , adjusting my feelings , in good and bad faith , to the person I happened to be with .
2 ‘ Dr Grant was making a round when your call came through to the hospital , and as I happened to be on duty … ’
3 I happened to be on duty at Thorn House while she was there .
4 At the weekend , I happened to be on a panel in a Welsh phone-in along with Wayne Shelford , Brian Price and Phil Bennett .
5 Charles wanted his protégé in and as I was the resident ( and unpopular ) Baroque sculpture specialist , I happened to be in the way .
6 This occurred on take-off one evening and I happened to be in the Met Office at the time .
7 I happened to be in Annabel 's nightclub last year when a path was opened for Fergie and a man yelled ‘ hi ’ to me and introduced her highness saying ‘ Hey Tak , bow to the Duchess of York and say hello . ’
8 I happened to be in the area and Lucasta Redburn 's not a common name , especially in a town the size of Plumford . ’
9 I happened to be in Berthing again — cousin of mine lives there .
10 I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke .
11 ‘ Well , I happened to be in the UK , ’ he said briskly , ‘ so I thought I 'd drop by and see how you were doing .
12 I happened to be in London on business when my second-in-command rang to let me know the news .
13 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 .
14 If you happened to be in Hyde Park on October 21st , you may have seen celebrities like Gloria Hunniford , Lyndsey De Paul , James Coburn and Roger Daltrey with spade in hand in aid of the Prince of Wales Trust ( they 're all devotees of Paul Mitchell products , I 'm sure ! ) .
15 ‘ It was a hysterical scene — unless you happened to be in the housing offices at the time . ’
16 ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’
17 Unless , Robbie — testing potatoes with a fork — thought darkly , unless you happened to be in love with the person sharing your confinement .
18 And , ’ he went on , before Marc could interrupt , ‘ you happened to be in Paris when I came over for them .
19 We had coffee , talked of the gardens and of plants difficult to grow in chalky soil — but nothing personal was said on either side , nor any thought of how she happened to be with me .
20 She happened to be in her uniform .
21 She happened to be in Waldron at the time of the shooting , came to you and said she was Connie Fraser .
22 Madeleine was his sole reason for wanting to return to England — although naturally he 'd love to see Alice if she happened to be in London .
23 We happened to be at the mortuary … not that it will make any difference , but there is one thing we thought you would find interesting . ’
24 If we were all hay fever prone , then whenever we happened to be in a place where the pollen count was high , our eyes would start streaming and our noses running .
25 We happened to be in the same place at the same time a couple of months ago , ’ she replied , terse and offhand .
26 Long acquaintance with the clergy had convinced him that priests could not tell one layman from the next if they happened to be on their own administrative staff .
27 For instance , taking a semi-detached house worth £60,000 in Milton Keynes and a semi-detached house also worth £60,000 in Northampton , the household in Northampton would pay £88 more in tax simply because it happened to be across the regional boundary .
28 No , it was a piece I am very fond of and it happened to be in quite a few programmes at that time .
29 According to author Dr Eve Roman , ‘ it made no difference whether a woman worked on a VDU as part of her general day , whether she just used it occasionally or whether her only contact with a VDU was that it happened to be in the same room ’ .
30 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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