Example sentences of "he could just [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sometimes when I take him to the local toddler group and watch him playing with the other children , I think it would be great if he could just feel the sand in the sandpit between his toes and know what it 's like to get his hands all messed up with play dough or paint — the things other children take for granted . ’ |
| 2 | Far to the south he could just glimpse the roof of Scudder 's Cottage . |
| 3 | Beyond the soft sounds of the garden he could just hear the noise of London . |
| 4 | He could just see the top of his mother 's head , right at the front … |
| 5 | The noise became louder and he could just see the outline of a lorry . |
| 6 | She was mostly turned away from him ; he could just see the curve of her cheek , the line of her nose , and as he watched she put her head down very slightly . |
| 7 | He could just imagine the Woman hitting him , smashing at his face in the dark with the butt of her gun . |