Example sentences of "just [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't much rate her chances of getting hold of the key to Charlie 's desk , but the desk itself was so old and the drawer appeared to be so ill-fitting that a touch of leverage might just spring it open . |
| 2 | We 'll do this , we 'll just thread this on . |
| 3 | Or if someone says What are you doing ? we can just answer Eating a mango instead of I am eating a mango because we know that I am is understood and does not have to be said . |
| 4 | Can I just answer the phone ? |
| 5 | ‘ If you 'd just answer my question , I would n't have to search all your rooms . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Doctor , I 'll gladly answer all your questions , if you 'll just answer one of mine . ’ |
| 7 | Can I just answer the question I , I dodged ? |
| 8 | But can I just answer that because hopefully we do we do try to listen and we try to give you what information you 're capable of taking at the time . |
| 9 | ‘ I wish I could frame the question so you could just answer Yes or No , Phil , but I ca n't do that . ’ |
| 10 | Distress does not just arise from the symptoms of mental disorder but also from the consequences of the disorder as they affect the social and occupational life of the individual . |
| 11 | Can we just spare a couple of minutes so we can get this straight , because I did rush through it , and it was , er , obviously wrong of me . |
| 12 | Ca n't we just stay in and play ? |
| 13 | I might just stay ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll just stay for one game , ’ Christine said , unable to resist the longing to play . |
| 15 | I 'll just stay in and scrub the kitchen floor , wash your clothes and make your dinner . ’ ) |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd rather just stay here . ’ |
| 17 | It was very tempting to just stay put but the longer we put it off the worse it would be . |
| 18 | Why ca n't you just stay home forever , daddy ? |
| 19 | Dance music changes fast , so you ca n't just stay the same , but the dance music audience has little patience with those who ca n't find a new trick that is just as magical as the old one . |
| 20 | Well , I used to just stay in my house all night and lock myself in my room and think . |
| 21 | If she could just stay on top … |
| 22 | Why did n't he just stay where he was behind the vehi Everyone else was taking their time . |
| 23 | ‘ It 'll just stay there , of course . ’ |
| 24 | Or you could just stay here and rest . |
| 25 | Could n't we just stay put ? |
| 26 | So I think we 'd just stay here and ourself . |
| 27 | ‘ After all , Gav , I can just stay up till your drinking pals have decided to head home , or Norris 's card school chums finally drag themselves away , or crash out and snore on the Richter scale , whatever ; the fun rarely extends beyond three or four o'clock in the morning … why , that would leave me a good four or five hours ’ sleep before an early lecture . ’ |
| 28 | Maybe I should just stay in my tank , and make the most of the City . |
| 29 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 30 | It 's , it 's not going to , it 's just , it 'll just stay there . |