Example sentences of "[pron] [be] just as well that " in BNC.
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1 | It 's just as well that Mum 's 2:7 Group are still on the go or else we would n't know anything . |
2 | ‘ It 's just as well that mam 's here with us , is n't it , or I 'd have no honour , at least not in the eyes of the people around World 's End . ’ |
3 | ‘ Well , then , ’ he said smugly , ‘ it 's just as well that I have worked something out for you , is n't it ? |
4 | IT IS just as well that Britain 's banks chose 1989 to increase their provisions on third-world loans . |
5 | It is just as well that I am not a serious researcher of times past . |
6 | Perhaps it is just as well that we are travelling by imagination and not with our physical senses , because many of the towns and cities still carry open sewers in the streets . |
7 | Consequently it is just as well that the injection of expert opinion is one of the functions of the contemporary House of Lords . |
8 | It is just as well that Plainsong seemed to take to the track on her debut in the Fillies ' Maiden she was aimed at the race because owner Peter Innes was a steward at the meeting . |
9 | It is just as well that the tax price index , introduced by Nigel Lawson in an attempt to distract attention away from the inflationary impact of switching taxation from direct to indirect taxes , has never caught on as an indicator . |
10 | Perhaps it was just as well that there did n't seem to be any extra business around tonight . |
11 | But perhaps it was just as well that she had this shock , for in her relief at finding the injury comparatively slight , she forbore to say very much about the unexpected guest . |
12 | It was just as well that he did n't know my long-term aim was to be a pro golfer . |
13 | But in spite of everything perhaps it was just as well that none of the things they could see … none of the plump fish or chickens being toasted on skewers , none of the creamy breads , chapatis , nan , and parathas , none of the richly bubbling curries and glistening mounds of rice , which the skeletons ' scarlet rimmed eyes could see in their lenses and at which they glared for hour after hour that none of these things were available , for in their starved and debilitated condition it was very likely that a heavy curry would have killed them as dead as a cannon ball . |
14 | And it was just as well that she did so because Harry appeared at that moment , to lead her out for sherry and soda . |
15 | It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein . |
16 | It was just as well that Alan did decide to complete the diet after six weeks , as it turned out that many of his vitamin and mineral levels were sinking fast . |
17 | Robbie was terribly tempted to ask how he would describe the glamorous-looking Petula , so perhaps it was just as well that at that moment they came in sight of the first lock . |
18 | The realistic Dods admitted afterwards : ‘ While it was a relief to get back scoring again , the fact remains that with other threatened clubs earning points elsewhere in the country , it was just as well that we took something from this one . ’ |