Example sentences of "i [was/were] just [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My girl-friend and I were just making-up after a quarrel . |
| 2 | ‘ Ello young 'un , ’ he grunted , ‘ I was just watchin 'em lave-nettin' on the river there . ’ |
| 3 | And I was just squeezin maself into a five and a half when Moira McVitie round the crescent in the cul de sac comes by and shouts out ‘ Hiya there Verena is that you trying on some fuck-me shoes for yer man gettin back . ’ |
| 4 | Oh , Maurice , I was just making-up . ’ |
| 5 | No but I was just sort of testing you out to see , you know , how you reacted . |
| 6 | I was just sort of helping . |
| 7 | Well the grey come through and I was just sort of I thought I ca n't wait all those years with dark hair . |
| 8 | No I , I was just sort of erm A wondering and B wondering whether to go back a different way round and |
| 9 | It was late at night and I decided , I was just sort of talking I 'd say , I ca n't get rid of this headache , and I do n't know what I 'm gon na do , I do n't whether I should just not worry about it cos I 'm not that old , and I was really pouring my heart out to him , and he turns round and he says , yeah , you need a new clutch you really need a new clutch . |
| 10 | I was just goon interesting to ask about was erm well just how how how people pass evenings you know , did they go visiting each other or |