Example sentences of "was just that " in BNC.
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31 | Perhaps he could n't bear to , perhaps it was just that he felt his marriage to be a private affair . |
32 | ‘ It was just that I was a bit surprised at seeing you . |
33 | It was just that the World Cup had been such a marvellous occasion , a tremendous experience . |
34 | It was just that I — that one does n't know oneself — ’ |
35 | When she was n't explaining that she and the libbers were on the same side really , Mrs Travers took pains to point out that FAMILY had no quarrel with the poor or socially inadequate ; it was just that she wanted to pay tribute to the unsung millions of women ( and men ) who lived normal lives , did not swap roles , get divorces or abortions , become homeless or batter their children ( or their wives ) ; people who faced misfortune with re-sourcefulness and courage and without recourse to public funds . |
36 | ‘ With ‘ Spirit Of Eden ’ it was just that we had the freedom to move into this constructive freeform style of playing , which up till then we just could n't afford to do , ’ continues Mark . |
37 | And she did n't really tell me , it was just that I guessed , I 'd seen them quite a few times , mooning about , and I asked her if she was going to marry him . |
38 | There was no formal power play there , it was just that the very fabric of his psyche was about being central , the central person , the interesting person and everybody collaborated in that . |
39 | It was just that it would make life a little easier . |
40 | In a way she was imposing , and as statuesque as the pictures in front of her ; it was just that she was not , and never could be , her father 's type . |
41 | It was just that bit too long . |
42 | Now she knew the safety of her room was illusory ; it was just that they could n't be bothered with her . |
43 | It was just that i it was almost in passing he said , well yeah Roger told me about that . |
44 | She was n't a bad wife or anything like that , it was just that she 'd met this man at work , where she worked , they both worked at a dry cleaning place . |
45 | It was just that some days could be rather less fine than others . |
46 | No bones gritted or grated , even though his ankles now felt miserably weak , it was just that his muscles would n't firm up enough to keep him straight . |
47 | It was not that her therapist was possessed of unusual wisdom or insight and that Scarlet had learned from her : it was just that Scarlet had discerned her way of thought and her approach to the problems which beset the insecure and so found her entirely predictable . |
48 | I had sedated the sow heavily and she was n't straining much against me ; it was just that the thing was so huge . |
49 | I was just that some nights I waken up and you know you can actually hear your heart . |
50 | It was n't Lloyds fault , it was just that they were complying with the original P E P regulations about reporting and , and er so on , so they had to charge more . |
51 | It was just that erm the other varieties around were competing too heavily against it so they thought what 's the point of passing it on to the children . |
52 | Her seat on the board was never formally revoked ; it was just that it was clear she was not to use it . |
53 | ‘ It was just that a couple of times I 'd been looking out , or I 'd just glance up as I passed , and , well , I 'd seen her there . |
54 | It was just that after a weekend of weeping over Cameron , and two absolutely hectic days at the office with Helena now also down with chicken-pox , she felt like a bit of glamour . |
55 | It was just that the man he went to see kept him waiting from nine o'clock until almost ten . |
56 | It was just that they 'd been told they could n't do it . |
57 | It was just that she had been too much in love at the time to see it . |
58 | It was just that she disliked Julius 's secretary so very much . |
59 | It was just that the woman irritated her so much . |
60 | It was just that I never expected it to happen to me . ’ |