Example sentences of "he [vb mod] just [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If we blow Sorley he 'll just sell the van and do a runner . ’
2 He admits he might just prefer a boy but does n't really care ‘ as long as everything 's all right . ’
3 The Tree has some pretty weird ideas about religion ; he might just swallow the idea he 's been working for the devil all this time .
4 However , if he can form an alliance with militants elected from Punjab and Assam , he might just hold the balance of power in a hung parliament .
5 He might just get the benefit of the doubt — because his side were under such intense pressure in the last ten minutes at Elland Road that his mind was concentrated on the battle on the field .
6 WHILE Craig Chalmers revealed in this paper earlier this week that he might just have a chance of being put on standby for the forthcoming British Lions tour , he is now more upbeat about the prospects of that happening .
7 Nobody wanted to stroke a Gnome , except perhaps another Gnome , He thought he might just have a word with Caspar to see if Fenella could be brought along to his , Inchbad 's , bed that very night .
8 ‘ Sometimes when I take him to the local toddler group and watch him playing with the other children , I think it would be great if he could just feel the sand in the sandpit between his toes and know what it 's like to get his hands all messed up with play dough or paint — the things other children take for granted . ’
9 And even now , as he never has time off for spending the twenty-something quid a week they 'll dish him for the one-hundred-and-twenty-hour stint he puts in most weeks , he could just afford a wife and kid .
10 Far to the south he could just glimpse the roof of Scudder 's Cottage .
11 Beyond the soft sounds of the garden he could just hear the noise of London .
12 When he stood up he could just see a fire engine as if on the high seas diving and heaving towards him .
13 He could just see the top of his mother 's head , right at the front …
14 The noise became louder and he could just see the outline of a lorry .
15 She was mostly turned away from him ; he could just see the curve of her cheek , the line of her nose , and as he watched she put her head down very slightly .
16 He could just imagine the Woman hitting him , smashing at his face in the dark with the butt of her gun .
17 Though he was a little surprised , he smiled and said with alacrity that he could just use a cup of coffee , and he lounged after her as she bustled around the kitchen .
18 no because they 'll do what they , they 've always done there send their military in and they 'll they 'll say you are n't having this , you are n't doing that , I mean obviously Gorbachev 's I mean this stage , he 'd just send the tanks in by now , he plagued Yugoslavia crushed
19 But when he was n't fighting shadows , he 'd just spend the morning dozing on his mattress while I paced back and forth and sometimes did a few push-ups and other exercises .
20 ‘ If anyone is in any doubt he can just knock the ball back for Chris to clear . ’
21 I saw him play last week against Sunderland reserves , he had another magnificent game , his passing was absolutely immaculate — got a good goal , hit a great volley that for another goal ; he can just pass the ball , and I think that 's what we 've lacked a little bit of , er a bit of guard sometimes for our midfield .
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