Example sentences of "just [vb base] [prep] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ CHRIST ! ’ said Lucy hurtling to her feet , stalking the floor like Mildred Pierce , ‘ all your talent and you just want to be a bloody lover ! |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know about being a sex symbol — I just want to be the sprinkling of sunshine in your cornflakes , ’ he laughs . |
| 3 | I just want to be the sprinkling of sunshine on your cornflakes ! |
| 4 | Earthworms are the main item in a badger 's diet and cow grazing pastures just happen to be a good source of earthworms . |
| 5 | It helps if you play for Swindon Town , or just happen to be a Formula One motor racing champion , but could we persuade Peter to add a Television Presenter to his collection ? |
| 6 | ‘ I just happen to be the exception . ’ |
| 7 | Very often , these mutually unintelligible and exclusive ethnic cultures just happen to be the same as the groups which common sense tells us are ‘ races ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Like Grete , I just try to be the same person . |
| 9 | You just wan na be a pessimist Brian , you know . |
| 10 | Perhaps you just have to be a little more patient ? |
| 11 | You just have to be a fool . |
| 12 | The stars of the show here just have to be the aged scratchplate , covers and knobs that I mentioned earlier . |