Example sentences of "could just " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , other studies could just as easily be cited to state the opposite . |
| 2 | If I could just reach out and touch your face … |
| 3 | I could just try and ask people . |
| 4 | A little mathematics shows that with a monochrome 4:3 70cm CRT one could just resolve a 625 line black and white stationary picture consisting of 4MHz dots using today 's European standards at the normal viewing distance . |
| 5 | The lyrics , too , have a recognisable touch of PSB cynicism , but are perfectly tailored to Liza 's strengths : ‘ I love you , you pay my rent , ’ she sings on a number you could just imagine undermining the foundations at Caesar 's Palace , Las Vegas . |
| 6 | It could just as well have been the 20th birthday of the Eden Gardens tea urn , and as far as the Indian government is concerned , there is nothing like an international cricket tournament for persuading the electorate that , with polling day just around the corner , Rajiv is the boy to vote for . |
| 7 | There was no formal appointments system at the centre and people with drugs problems could just ‘ drop in ’ to talk to counsellors . |
| 8 | We could just sit back and collect rents from an ever-decreasing number of tenants . |
| 9 | England won comfortably enough , as indeed they ought to have done against a team containing 10 players whose ages ranged between 16 and 21 , and one - Madan Lal — who lays claim to being 38 , despite the strong suspicion that ( were he as famous as Nehru ) the Centenary Trophy could just as easily have been named after him . |
| 10 | About a hundred and fifty yards away I could just make out three figures crossing at the corner of the field and approaching the road in our direction . |
| 11 | He pointed down under the seats : the edge of a shabby raincoat could just be seen . |
| 12 | I sank down further until I could just see over the seat in front . |
| 13 | On the one hand , it could just be that Conservatism has changed . |
| 14 | If I could just have Mr. Pertwee 's address … ’ |
| 15 | I could just ask him casual like — you know , like I 'm going to meet a friend there or summat , but I ca n't remember the address . |
| 16 | Headroom equivalent to door head-height could just be achieved both below and above this gallery and under the retained ceiling . |
| 17 | The Home Secretary stressed last night that the Government had not yet decided whether to bring forward legislation , but he said he did not believe the Hetherington report could just be interred . |
| 18 | Nick Simmons , manager of the AA Roadwatch nerve centre at Stanmore , Middlesex , hastily pointed out yesterday that those who drew the short straw for Christmas duty could just as easily have been men . |
| 19 | When I did n't have any way out , I felt like songs were a tunnel and if there was any mess I could just funnel it out and it would become a beautiful picture at the end of the tunnel . |
| 20 | ‘ AT THE top of Wears Hill we could just make out a signpost , pointing inland to Ashley Chase . |
| 21 | He could just see it in that box bedroom in Hill View Close , its eyes full of light like some weird toy . |
| 22 | The rest of us could just sit and twiddle our thumbs and drink iced coffee . |
| 23 | He could just imagine the Woman hitting him , smashing at his face in the dark with the butt of her gun . |
| 24 | Why should I put myself to a lot of trouble and difficulty when — perhaps — you could just give the terrorists what they ask and save all the bother ? ’ |
| 25 | It would not be so bad if I could just stand up , read my poems and leave , but that was apparently unthinkable . |
| 26 | If you shaded your eyes you could just make it out : a gleaming band of silver right across the horizon . |
| 27 | My mother and my best friend , both of whom believed that I could just as well have a bath at home , came with me . |
| 28 | As he ran through the list , he could just make out the wording of the certificate over the mantelpiece : ‘ Ancient Guild of Foresters ’ . |
| 29 | Since he could just make out where he was going , he decided not to use the front light , which in any case would be bound to draw attention to him . |
| 30 | Looking towards the middle of the room he could just make out the hulk of the engine , even more dense than the surrounding dark . |