Example sentences of "just [vb infin] [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would walk in the dusk by the water , listening to the lapping of the tide against the boats , and there would be someone there , perhaps , whom she would understand , appeal to more than his usual friends , for she could do things like deal with electricity and mend things , and she had not always lived in England , that was interesting , and she did not just giggle and think about clothes , and he would find her a relief to talk to , this rather exceptional , different person , someone with imagination . |
| 2 | It can be three point seven eight , seven nine eight , or you can just multiply and divide by ten for how many ten pounds there are . |
| 3 | Erm as well as all that erm I 'll just try and add in the extra bits that Erm what was oh sorry how did I come to Friends Provident then ? |
| 4 | This indicates that the politics of local government do not just respond or react to the local environment , but crucially that they also help to mould this environment , and thus to a certain extent help to shape the local political agenda . |
| 5 | You can use abstracts as an indication of something you might want to read , or you can just read and learn from the abstracts themselves . |
| 6 | But in retrospect thinking back I should just have and waited for something else come along . |
| 7 | And therefore I believe it 's worth making the effort to use non-sexist language , because no one notices , and using sexist language may just offend and put off one or two . |
| 8 | A Shamen show is designed so you do n't just stand and stare at the band : and though the live act might be the heart of the show , the spectacle of Colin ( cropped Aberdeen curls , Trotsky shades ) , and Will ( shoulder length braided locks , shabby green fatigues ) is only part of an evening of light , music and effects that now involves around ten people . |
| 9 | Can I just go and shout at the office please ? |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll just go and tap on Tina 's door , ’ she said to Alice . |
| 11 | Just then Constance said , ‘ Excuse me , Shelley , I must just go and speak to Lina — she 's beckoning me . ’ |
| 12 | And er and and Peter because of his fear of the Jews says , okay I , I wo n't do that any more , I 'll go and , I 'll just go and sit with the Jews . |
| 13 | And so the back room like , you could just go and sit in there on your own or whatever . |
| 14 | I 'll just go and look at the underwear . |
| 15 | Should you wish to just come and talk about it — you are still welcome — maybe the time is not right for you just now but you would like to hear more ! |
| 16 | Were they ever professional , boy , did they ever work hard , well , did n't they just talk and work as if that melodrama of near separation had never happened . |
| 17 | One way or another , you place your order , but the wise gardener does not just sit and wait for it to come . |
| 18 | If it was n't there already , the impact of recession has spurred awareness in the corporate law sector that you ca n't just sit and wait for clients to come to your door with their next little legal exercise . |
| 19 | No , she would just sit and look at us . ’ |
| 20 | right , cos they 'll not likely to say the money , they 'll just sit and look at you , right , and anyway you wan na find out exactly what their problem is , so before they even get the chance to say the money , you say to them , just erm , you know , just er make it clear to me what is it that you want to think about , is it the design of the windows ? |