Example sentences of "just [vb past] [to-vb] on [prep] " in BNC.

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1 To begin with Charlie was not quite sure what was happening , but he liked the sensation so much that he just continued to hold on to her , and after a time even began to press his tongue against hers .
2 She just had to hold on to the thought that , although he believed he knew who , he did n't know where .
3 I just had to sign on at the police station once a week — no surety , unopposed bail , no problem at all .
4 When talking about grief a frequent comment is , ‘ We never used to have this sort of fuss made in the good old days : we just had to get on with it ! ’
5 At Morrison & Gibb , according to one survivor , the girls went up to a special room to learn all the types , and another former Morrison & Gibb " learner " remembered that " you were given a card with the lay of the case " and just had to get on with it , practising until you could pick up the type correctly .
6 Mind you , I did n't have time for a refresher course , we just had to get on with it .
7 No question of a divorce and marriage , she just had to get on with it .
8 Mm nobody we just had to get on with my work .
9 She just wanted to collapse on to the bed she had spotted in the corner and sleep for about a week .
10 This is not Norma 's fault , she 's probably quite a nice dear who never wanted the fame , never wanted a prime minister for a husband , just wanted to get on with the washing up back in Huntingdon .
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