| 1 | We chanced to be out when she called. | |
| 2 | She happened to be out/It happened that she was out when he called. | |
| 3 | I met her by chance on the street. | |
| 4 | Each family member gets to add one sentence at a time. These stories can be seriously funny, especially if one of the kids happens to be in a silly mood. | |
| 5 | If they happened to crawl under my dress or I sat on them accidentally they would punish me with a sting that made me shriek with pain. |
