Sentence examples for were rather fortunate from inspiring English sources

Getting caught out on a counterattack from an attacking set piece was a frustrating way to let City back into the game, and Everton were rather fortunate to retake the lead through Lukaku's header.

We were rather fortunate to have as a partner the Dallas Heart Study which made our work possible and are grateful for their support.

I was rather fortunate to stumble on one despite already laying down so much.

They were unearthed in 2005, but were not returned to him; as it turned out, this was rather fortunate.

Having been rather fortunate to beat Germany in the semi-finals, this definitely feels like a missed opportunity.

Not that he was willing to change; rather, like the geek he is, he stayed true to himself, which has turned out to be rather fortunate.

Indeed considering the Scotland creator had just been handed a yellow card for tugging at Christian Benteke's shirt, Hull's most gifted player was rather fortunate not to have been sent off.

It was rather fortunate that Cara's friend Leah was wearing the same drug-filled necklace the killer took as a trophy from Grace, and managed to get arrested, putting her in direct contact with the police, but hey, I'm sure Marcella will take it.

Unfortunately for McClaren, everything was suddenly going Sunderland's way, a trend emphasised when Cattermole – who else? – wiped out Jack Colback with a blood-curdling tackle which ended his one time team-mate's afternoon and was rather fortunate not to collect a slightly overdue yellow card.

The iPhone is a model 5C, which is rather fortunate because is not as protected as newer models.

"He's rather fortunate he's only 15," said Wilson, who has taken a year's break from major competitions since winning the Olympic double trap at London 2012.