Example sentences of "[vb mod] do just " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must do just a few more menial things before I go to bed ’ or , more oddly , ‘ I was nearly run over on my menial way this morning . ’ |
| 2 | But one must recognize that whatever system one puts in has only got a limited life before it becomes irrelevant , and if the payment is for achievement it must do just that . |
| 3 | I believed we should do just that . |
| 4 | It is full of ideas to try out and everyone should do just as it recommends . |
| 5 | Dana thought everyone should do just as she wanted , and why not ? |
| 6 | ‘ But maybe we should do just that — ’ |
| 7 | But Marx , in an equally tough voice , merely said , ‘ O.K. Let's do just that , ’ put his hand in his breast pocket , slowly pulled out a horribly official-looking envelope , and slowly and carefully took from that an even more horribly official-looking form , folded once , in what to Herr Nordern seemed an indescribably sinister manner from top to bottom instead of side to side . |
| 8 | Well , let's do just your ordinary breathing bit . |
| 9 | And now I sha n't need you again this evening , so apart from looking in on Anna from time to time , you may do just as you please . ’ |
| 10 | Probably the clue to the most plausible explanation — and the one put forward by the man most likely to know , his jockey Dick Francis — lies in the fact that just before he slid to the ground Devon Loch pricked his ears , in the way that a horse might do just before jumping a fence — or on suddenly hearing an unfamiliar noise . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll do just that , ’ the man said . |
| 12 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
| 13 | I 'll do just a few observations on the match . |
| 14 | I 'd do just as well , I promise you ! ’ |
| 15 | So she 'd do just the opposite , keeping him close and at the same time keeping a watchful eye on all he was doing . |
| 16 | The aim is to minimise tissue damage and further movement could do just the opposite ! |
| 17 | As usual , he thought he could do just as he pleased , without any regard for the consequences . |
| 18 | And before she could do just that , his lips possessed hers , compelling , sensual , arousing , provoking a passionate response she was incapable of hiding . |
| 19 | John Allerton is one that springs to mind , a lovely angler to watch and certainly not one who inspires the onlooker to think that he could do just as well . |
| 20 | A lock would do just fine . |
| 21 | I should think that a piece of string would do just as well . |
| 22 | Surely heavy plastic bags would do just as well ? ’ |
| 23 | On occasions like these , friends of Burton reported , he would counter-attack by releasing his temper , tearing up the room and making it quite clear and genuinely credible that whatever they did , said or tried on he would do just whatever he wanted . |
| 24 | He would be very grateful if she would do just that . |
| 25 | A new study by two British economists shows that it would do just the opposite * . |
| 26 | When the price was raised , parents and children asked whether it was really worth it , or sandwiches would do just as well . |
| 27 | She said pretending would do just as well . |
| 28 | How could I say no ? ’ he asked rhetorically , vowing next time he would do just that . |
| 29 | That kind of knowledge could be highly dangerous , and she would do just about anything to keep it from him . |
| 30 | How could she tell him that , while women all over the country would do just about anything even to be in the same room as him , she , Shannon Lea , did n't want to touch him ? |