Example sentences of "[adj] just to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took myself off and got some decent therapy and learnt that it was OK just to be — I did n't have to do all the time . |
| 2 | He was content just to be a part of the pack , and Ollie was prepared to allow this , providing he did n't get too close to the family . |
| 3 | Erlich was content just to be on home territory . |
| 4 | Melody still came to the farm to help out with dairy work , but these days , much to Seb 's relief , she seemed content just to be near him , making no embarrassing demands . |
| 5 | And Dicks is delighted just to be under consideration , because English League suspensions do n't count in the competition , which pits First Division clubs with those from Serie B. |
| 6 | Andrew Kalman of Crane Kalman of London was immensely relieved just to be out of Britain , commenting ‘ It 's dire . |
| 7 | We were privileged just to be here ; to have attempted two new routes from this valley ; to have explored this unvisited glacier ; to have done all this with just one other person : a friend , a tent and a rope . |
| 8 | But it was great just to be asked to come out here . |
| 9 | It will be great just to be with the lads again . |
| 10 | You 're right about it being good just to be in the premier league and be one of the better teams . |
| 11 | I did n't mind this ; I was happy just to be there , hoping that one day she would give me some of the pretty wool to make something for myself but she never did . |
| 12 | As vets hammered out their new policy at a stormy meeting in London , one famous dog was happy just to be back with her owners at the home of Governor Patten . |
| 13 | I 'm so pleased just to be here , I would sleep on a tent on the beach . |
| 14 | Austin , once ranked No1 in the world , said she was excited just to be playing tennis , let alone winning a match . |
| 15 | After the election she said : ‘ I felt I was too young just to be David 's widow within the local party . |
| 16 | David Spence , a 23-year-old from Natal studying for a diploma in social science , said : ‘ Oxford is seen as one of the very top universities in the world , and it is a dream come true just to be here . |
| 17 | It was painfully sweet just to be beside him again . |