Example sentences of "[vb past] just [verb] [that] " in BNC.

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1 And , while her heart raced that there was a hint in what he 'd just said that he might be prepared to sightsee with her that afternoon , ‘ You must be parched ! ’ she apologised .
2 In the end I went to the police and found that she 'd just reported that he was missing . ’
3 When my sergeant came in to see me — when you yourself heard him — he 'd just learned that on my instructions the locker had been opened in London .
4 But Ven , who must be feeling drained from his labours , had just stated that he would be ready to discuss the interview soon — she somehow knew then that she was not going to get a better offer from him than that .
5 No , no , not , not sort of getting at , anyway I had just said that to father you see
6 Face had just realized that Sir Epicure Manhom has erm seen Doll , which he should n't have done , and Manhom calls Face out and says stay Lungs .
7 I strained to hear , and had just decided that it would be difficult to hear an idling motor over the lap and rush of the sea in the channel , when I saw the light .
8 ‘ And it 's not a fit place for a young girl to have a baby , ’ snapped McAllister , who had just seen that his patient was little more than a child , ‘ but she 's having one , all the same .
9 I had just assumed that the only possible commentary game was West Ham vs Us. 8thvs9th or 2ndvs10 ? ?
10 Boldwood was standing near the fire , and he had just noticed that a group of villagers were whispering among themselves .
11 She recalled the newcomer who had just declared that she hated hot showers .
12 Another pressing reason for leaving was that Jeanne Hébuterne had just discovered that she was pregnant and she had confessed as much to her mother .
13 ‘ No , ’ she denied numbly , a hectic flush along her cheekbones , because she had just discovered that she also needed a man she could fight with , cross swords with .
14 One wartime May queen had just heard that her brother had been taken a prisoner-of-war , but insisted on going ahead with her duties .
15 The Jet Provost T.5 in question had just heard that it was to be shortly replaced by the Shorts Tucano and immediately took out its angst on a passing erk .
16 It turned out to be Terry Wade who had just heard that Trev Proby had been arrested on a number of theft and extortion charges , and had been refused bail .
17 Liz had just announced that this conversation had convinced her , and she was going to get a hospital job of some sort , when Juliet suddenly remembered Nigel .
18 He looked like a man who had just found that his tax returns had been filled in by Ken Dodd 's accountant , or that Kitty Kelley was going to write his biography .
19 Angelica had just mentioned that Steve was mixed up in an insurance swindle , and she was afraid that was why he had missed the train .
20 When jury selection commenced on Sept. 5 , the defence vainly made a last-minute effort to get the trial dismissed , alleging government breach of ethics because it had just learned that Noriega 's former lawyer , Raymond Takiff , who had advised him to surrender to US authorities in January 1990 , was at the time working secretly for federal authorities .
21 He had just suggested that his closest colleague might be , in this at least , a traitor .
22 He had just used that aggressively male body of his to make a point and — to her shame — he had succeeded only too well .
23 He said well from my point of view anyway at least he said just disregard that completely he said and we will do it on what you earnt , so he said all I can is erm just put in as many hours as you can to get your wages up on that side erm and then by the time we look at that he said , the end of February obviously you 'll have December , January and February which will be good months there , I said yeah so he said well then you know erm a hundred pound here and a hundred pound here he said , it all helps to keep the figure up for you so he s
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