Example sentences of "i just [vb past] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I just had to be patient , it was one of those things . |
2 | Only time would tell now whether it would go without mishap I just had to be patient . |
3 | ‘ I just happened to be interested , that 's all , ’ she replied . |
4 | I just wanted to be sure you understood our house rules . |
5 | ‘ I just wanted to be sure you had an alibi . ’ |
6 | ‘ I just wanted to be sure … |
7 | I just wanted to be sure you were n't trying to pull a fast one on me . ’ |
8 | I just wanted to be private , to be able to choose whom I talked to , let alone where and when . |
9 | ‘ I did n't want to be a superstar , I just wanted to be able to play well . |
10 | Okay , I just wanted to be clear we were n't finding an additional list of names of people who are authorised to do this . |
11 | ‘ But I just tried to be patient , and one day everything just started to be okay again . |