Example sentences of "[been] [adj] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | To begin with I found it almost too much to take on board , but it was all extremely thought-provoking and I had to make a decision to put my heart into it or not to bother at all ; it would have been pointless just to dip into it now and again . |
| 2 | Emily drank the tea , suddenly aware of the incongruity of the situation : here she was , sitting in the kitchen like one of the servants , something that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago . |
| 3 | Your mother would have been stuck just like Pooh Bear . ’ |
| 4 | She said how convenient it would have been for her , instead of having to wait for chaps to go out and kill rabbits and deer and all that , and for the peasants to bring in the vegetables ; she 'd much rather have been able just to nip down to the shops and buy what she needed , when she needed it . |
| 5 | Er I 've been able just this week to set up a little er programme at er at work whereby er I have a list of all the newspapers and T Vs and radio stations on a file , and I can tap in a press release , press the button and it would fax them all one after the other , to the various interested bodies . |
| 6 | It had been glorious just to sit there at the huge dining table , with the sounds of the sea wafting up through the open window , feeling her exhaustion slip away from her , while the energetic Mrs Birkin set before the three of them course after delicious course . |
| 7 | It would have been irresponsible just to drive on . ’ |
| 8 | I do n't know whether , whether it might 've been worthwhile just questioning a bit more about the the link because he was obviously very keen on it |
| 9 | When climbing on rough rock I reverse the jacket to protect the Pertex layer from tearing ; although I 've been surprised just how robust the garment is , given a total weight of just 600g . |
| 10 | Where others might have been satisfied just to become editor of The Times , he took on one public job after another . |
| 11 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |