Example sentences of "[coord] just [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ His ‘ instant portrait ’ — on the accuracy of which he prided himself enormously — was that the client was most likely a starter , could very well be a married man , children off his hands , time on his hands , going back to his own public school days ( the velvet collar on the overcoat was a giveaway ) and the boys will be boys bit or just realized very late that what he really fancied was a bit of the other and had to wallet to get it . |
| 2 | She helped him with chores , gathering branches or rounding up cattle , or just stayed to keep him company while he worked . |
| 3 | I can wear it up or down , teased and back-combed out or just brushed back with a headband . |
| 4 | However , sometimes a dessert is called for — as at a dinner party — or just wanted — because you 've been good for so long ! |
| 5 | Would they tell him why he was going to die , or just run him through ? |
| 6 | Is there just that , that big goes in front was it , or just pushed in ? |
| 7 | Recent reports on current or just completed land-drainage schemes emphasize the trend whereby large farmers accrue the benefit much more commonly than small men . |
| 8 | What had to be decided was whether 2.63 miles of the extended six-lane M3 would be tunnelled through the downland chalk or just cut straight through in a deep , wide trench which would obviously make an irreparable mess of the down . |
| 9 | They are large nearly as wide as long , contiguous distally or just separated by a wedge of plates . |
| 10 | Was pocket money earned or just given ? |
| 11 | She could have passed by without rumbling the Josephites , or just given them a light pasting and taken their food and fuel . |
| 12 | The upper garment clings almost as closely to the forms as the under , which is carved without folds while those of the upper are flat and straight , or just indicated in light diagonals across the naked-seeming legs . |
| 13 | Should insurance cover be overall , or just limited to high risk sensitive areas like the City ? |
| 14 | The message I draw from this is that the gay movement is not ultimately about the liberation of any particular sexuality but actually about the liberation of a whole set of relationships ; an affirmation of relationships which are sexual or non-sexual , relationships through which sexuality can be realized or transformed or denied or changed or just lived . |
| 15 | Or just heard about it from your dad ? ’ |
| 16 | ( That is why , in Task 2 , although one may make a pretty good guess on the basis of past experience , there is no sure way of knowing whether the sentences which are grammatically correct ike ( 1 ) , ( 3 ) , and ( 5 ) — have been used or just invented . ) |
| 17 | They were forbidden by law to return to within thirty kilometres of their estates , and their houses were turned into the offices of state farms , rest homes for party bosses or factory workers , schools , mad-houses , orphanages or just left to crumble . |
| 18 | So tight that children were securely fastened to their parents , some with leather baby reins that had become too small , others were in prams , trolleys or just held by the firm grip of an adult hand . |
| 19 | Whether the pups had been put there in the hope they would be cared for , or just dumped , is not exactly known . |
| 20 | There are many buses in Madeira , and all routes start and finish in Funchal , where most buses can be found arriving , departing or just dumped on Avenida das Comunidades Madeirenses ( the main road along the sea front ) . |
| 21 | ‘ She could have gone to friends , or just driven up to London , ’ Fraser defended himself . |
| 22 | These are laminated with a glossy protective finish on both sides and can be framed or just used as they are as posters ( great for brightening your den ! ) |
| 23 | is Bryony gon na have her hair short or just trimmed ? |
| 24 | After all , most relationships are based on contracts , whether written , spoken or just taken for granted . |
| 25 | Moreover , every member of every discipline has a right , even a duty , to challenge , disprove or modify what has earlier been agreed or just taken for granted . |
| 26 | He drove out of town and just kept going . |
| 27 | He , however , refused to fight back and just kept on doing his best ( even though he often went home upset ) . |
| 28 | The pictures shook and one fell , just missing Frankie 's head , but he did n't bat an eyelid and just kept on reading his comic . |
| 29 | I rested my elbow on the bell-push and just kept right on resting . |
| 30 | ‘ It hit the hedge sideways and just kept rolling . |