Example sentences of "because it happened to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why absenteeism was non-existent on Thursdays was not just because it happened to be pay day . |
| 2 | On the prototype a 100VA transformer , which was unnecessarily big , but because it happened to be standing on the shelf , was used . |
| 3 | One of the richest made for Julius II later escaped the sack of Rome because it happened to be in pawn at the time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Thus we 've never considered it right to hand out cheques on a mere whim , deciding to sponsor a project , or support a charity because it happened to be the flavour of the month , or because a director had some some particular keen interest in it . |