Example sentences of "[noun prp] happened to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wheeler happened to be in the office when the call came through . |
| 2 | I was merely making a boring journey by river and Luxor happened to be at the end of it . ’ |
| 3 | Both also gave prominence to the fact that Blanche happened to be at TV London at the time of the murder and had taken charge of the case . |
| 4 | McCann happened to be at home in Derry on a visit when he was invited to take part in a DHAC demonstration . |
| 5 | Russell happened to be in the office and sounded watchful when Dexter explained why Blanche wanted a word with him . |
| 6 | A bloke called Adrian happened to be in there as well . |