Example sentences of "but [pron] happen to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally I ask for an appointment , but I happened to be passing and saw the lights — and the chopper . |
| 2 | But I happen to be living here . ’ |
| 3 | I 've been bald from a very early age , but I happen to be in the hairdressing industry and I travel all over the world teaching . |
| 4 | It was n't satisfying in terms of sound , though , because you ca n't get any sound , even though you 've got someone you consider to be the best guy out on the desk , but who happens to be three hundred yards away ! |
| 5 | But one happened to be free for a couple of hours along with the picture editor who cut Nicola 's last report . |
| 6 | Ian was not over-bright , but he happened to be popular with the other boys as he was a good footballer and did quite well at sports generally . |
| 7 | ‘ History is going to be my subject — modern history — Of course it 's a frightfully easy degree , but it happens to be what I 'm most interested in ’ ( even as she was uttering the words she was aghast ) , ‘ that , and literature naturally , and political journalism . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I know it may sound corny , but it happens to be true . |
| 9 | Perhaps you find that hard to believe , but it happens to be true . |
| 10 | Adam may have extended the invitation , but it happens to be my house . ’ |
| 11 | It may sound like a story from Boy 's Own Annual but it happens to be true . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ I agreed , ‘ but it happens to be true . ’ |
| 13 | It was a subjective , not an objective view ; but it happened to be the attitude of a man living in the kingdom which harboured Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 14 | But it happened to be true . ’ |