Example sentences of "[noun sg] just [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The auto industry just happened to be a convenient sector in which to show his determination to change ( Doner , 1987 ; Oman , 1989 : pp. 164–166 ) . |
| 2 | You see sometimes Boy , like all of us , sometimes Boy just wanted to be taken care of without having done anything to deserve it . |
| 3 | That pretty girl just had to be Gaynor Summer 's sister , and , sure enough , that was where she went . |
| 4 | If she was going to qualify for Wembley , she was going to have to do it on her own and Midnight just had to be good enough . |
| 5 | Life just had to be raced and there really was no way of climbing through the lavatory window to get out of it . |
| 6 | This call just had to be an act of purest derision , a flaunting of how well this enemy had foretold Jaq 's actions — or even was psychically alert to Jaq 's whereabouts . |
| 7 | Though we shall have much more to say on the issues that allegedly divide quantitative and qualitative methods in later chapters , the kind of choice just alluded to is neither urgent nor necessary . |
| 8 | The show just came to a standstill , and the audience did n't know what was happening . |
| 9 | But the star of the show just had to be Boy George , who was so inspired , he bought the outfit he modelled . |
| 10 | Moira is convinced that ‘ at this stage there was no conscious effort to recreate the past in the styles — one thing just led to another — but there was in terms of the prints ; with old reference books proving far and away the best place to find ideas . ’ |
| 11 | Ana just drifted to a halt , turning without demur as Maggie moved her to face the house . |
| 12 | Her brother just came to Handley Farm to say she has n't gone back . ’ |