Example sentences of "[pron] be just as well [that] " in BNC.

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1 It 's just as well that Mum 's 2:7 Group are still on the go or else we would n't know anything .
2 It 's just as well that mam 's here with us , is n't it , or I 'd have no honour , at least not in the eyes of the people around World 's End . ’
3 ‘ Well , then , ’ he said smugly , ‘ it 's just as well that I have worked something out for you , is n't it ?
4 IT IS just as well that Britain 's banks chose 1989 to increase their provisions on third-world loans .
5 It is just as well that I am not a serious researcher of times past .
6 Perhaps it is just as well that we are travelling by imagination and not with our physical senses , because many of the towns and cities still carry open sewers in the streets .
7 Consequently it is just as well that the injection of expert opinion is one of the functions of the contemporary House of Lords .
8 It is just as well that Plainsong seemed to take to the track on her debut in the Fillies ' Maiden she was aimed at the race because owner Peter Innes was a steward at the meeting .
9 It is just as well that the tax price index , introduced by Nigel Lawson in an attempt to distract attention away from the inflationary impact of switching taxation from direct to indirect taxes , has never caught on as an indicator .
10 Perhaps it was just as well that there did n't seem to be any extra business around tonight .
11 But perhaps it was just as well that she had this shock , for in her relief at finding the injury comparatively slight , she forbore to say very much about the unexpected guest .
12 It was just as well that he did n't know my long-term aim was to be a pro golfer .
13 But in spite of everything perhaps it was just as well that none of the things they could see … none of the plump fish or chickens being toasted on skewers , none of the creamy breads , chapatis , nan , and parathas , none of the richly bubbling curries and glistening mounds of rice , which the skeletons ' scarlet rimmed eyes could see in their lenses and at which they glared for hour after hour that none of these things were available , for in their starved and debilitated condition it was very likely that a heavy curry would have killed them as dead as a cannon ball .
14 And it was just as well that she did so because Harry appeared at that moment , to lead her out for sherry and soda .
15 It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein .
16 It was just as well that Alan did decide to complete the diet after six weeks , as it turned out that many of his vitamin and mineral levels were sinking fast .
17 Robbie was terribly tempted to ask how he would describe the glamorous-looking Petula , so perhaps it was just as well that at that moment they came in sight of the first lock .
18 The realistic Dods admitted afterwards : ‘ While it was a relief to get back scoring again , the fact remains that with other threatened clubs earning points elsewhere in the country , it was just as well that we took something from this one . ’
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