Example sentences of "[pron] just [verb] to [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Like Grete , I just try to be the same person . |
| 2 | ‘ I just happen to be the exception . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know about being a sex symbol — I just want to be the sprinkling of sunshine in your cornflakes , ’ he laughs . |
| 4 | I just want to be the sprinkling of sunshine on your cornflakes ! |
| 5 | We sometimes surprise ourselves as well as our near and dear ones by suddenly exploding into unreasonable anger over a trifling offence which just happens to be the last straw that breaks the camel 's back . |
| 6 | The antique and classic park included much to interest the enthusiast , with bucket loads of Stearmen and Staggerwings , all manner of Ryan , Waco , Stinson and Cessna variants , oddest of which just had to be the Waco ZVN–8 N1937S , a 1938 built biplane with tricycle undercarriage ! |
| 7 | Meanwhile Sir Clifford has engaged a nurse , Mrs Bolton … who just happens to be the village gossip . |
| 8 | You know like she 's she just wanted to be the daughter like . |
| 9 | it just happens to be the same amount at exactly the same time but how nice of him to explain and how silly of us to be taken in by this string of coincidences . |
| 10 | Mine is not an isolated instance , it just happens to be the most famous , because it 's the first time such persecution has been exported to a western country . |
| 11 | Anything could have sparked the riots , it just happened to be the injustice of Rodney King 's trial that triggered it this time . |
| 12 | It just happened to be the one which caused the glass to become overfilled and which caused the body to begin to signal being under excessive stress . |
| 13 | We made love , it just happened to be the first time for me . |
| 14 | The PROFITBOSS has no option : he just has to be the best in his chosen area . |