Example sentences of "[was/were] just [verb] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was just trying to be awkward . |
| 2 | I was just trying to be funny , like Ben . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I was just trying to be hard or something . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I always thought I was just trying to be abstract , in some form or fashion , just trying to get something different . |
| 5 | There was just going to be one big thud when I hit the deck and then all would be over — my arm would stop hurting and no more 109s could make dirty passes at me behind my back . |