Example sentences of "just that [pron] [vb past] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 She burst into tears and said she had not meant to criticize me ; it was just that we did n't love her , nobody did , and she had only her ‘ things ’ to care for now .
2 It 's just that we did n't know that I did n't hear what she said .
3 It 's just that she did n't succeed .
4 So far , Marie had lasted longer than either of them : it was n't that she was better at her job than they were , it was just that she did n't expect so much of people .
5 It was just that she did n't lie , to herself or others , about what they were .
6 ‘ It 's just that she did n't have any life . ’
7 It was no longer just that she did not like birds or could not bear to touch them — she could have coped with that , as it would not have intruded greatly on her everyday life .
8 Perhaps it was just that he had already made other plans .
9 It 's just that I got so involved with what was going on that I completely forgot !
10 The lyrics , 2 , are unmistakably Prince , all 2s and 4s and Us , with a sentiment similar to Janet Jackson 's AIDS generation love song ‘ Let's Wait Awhile ’ — ‘ it 's just that I did n't think our first date should be in bed ’ .
11 The lyrics , 2 , are unmistakably Prince , all 2s and 4s and Us , with a sentiment similar to Janet Jackson 's AIDS generation love song ‘ Let's Wait Awhile ’ — ‘ it 's just that I did n't think our first date should be in bed ’ .
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