Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb mod] just [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he said that they could perhaps take a look round to see were there any secluded windows anywhere or any openings where they might just squeeze through . |
| 2 | so presumably , you know , with all this in the earlier period that erm people are gon na be , you know , have less ties towards with people , traditional ties , it 's much more , so they would just see people who were higher up in society with more other people with , with , you know rather than |
| 3 | And possibly Tina and that is off so they 'll just have to struggle on as if we were there and a lot of others were off . |
| 4 | Erm of a unstressed syllable erm like X in except , so they 'd just say except . |
| 5 | erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it ! |
| 6 | There were these huge plants in disintegrating tubs , so I said : ‘ We must get concrete blocks and put them round the tubs , so they can just fall apart inside ’ . ’ |
| 7 | Angela said : ‘ We have made it clear more than once that this matter could be sorted out if they would just sit down and talk , family to family . |
| 8 | If they would just cooperate a bit . |
| 9 | Now if they could just do the same to the beers themselves , and improve the taste , more people might be inclined to drink them . |
| 10 | It was always the same wherever he went — people were drawn inexorably to him , as though some of his charisma could rub off on them if they could just get close enough . |
| 11 | I 'll ask again on Tuesday and see if they can just send me . |
| 12 | Many people believe that if they can just get through the days , time will heal the wounds . |
| 13 | I think they eat more if they can just help themselves a bit at a time when they want it . |
| 14 | I think the best conclusion would have happened if they 'd just let it happen , rather than trying to force the issue on April the nineteenth . |
| 15 | Cos they will just say , they 'll just sit down and make it . |
| 16 | In fact you wo n't get any sexually mature erm er woman to have er any relationship with men , unofficial or otherwise if you 're not initiated because they 'll just say you 're a boy and , and er and er an adult woman would feel it was demeaning you know to sleep with a mere boy , she 'd insist you 've got to be a man and to be a man you normally got to be initiated and that normally means being circumcised . |
| 17 | Oh , and do n't tell him your war stories because they might just seem trivial to him . ’ |