Sentence examples of "happened" in English

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While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake. Durante un viaje a las montañas, masticaba un trozo de pan duro y rancio, cuando me encontré con una enorme serpiente.
I happened to know her name. De casualidad conocía su nombre.
The store happened to be crowded yesterday. La tienda estuvo abarrotada de gente ayer.
We happened to take the same train. Por casualidad tomamos el mismo tren.
It happened that he saw her there. Él la encontró ahí por casualidad.
A number of traffic accidents have happened recently. Han habido un número de accidentes de tráfico recientemente.
I happened across an old friend in the street. Me topé con un viejo amigo en la calle.
It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance. De casualidad, vi a mi amigo caminando en la distancia.
It happened that she and I liked the same kind of music. En ocasiones a ella y a mí nos gustaba el mismo tipo de música.
Almost all of the passenger in the bus were asleep when the accident happened. Casi todos los pasajeros del autobús estaban dormidos cuando tuvo lugar el accidente.
While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother. Mientras limpiada mi habitación ayer en la tarde, encontré una vieja fotografía de mi madre.
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