Example sentences of "[noun] just [vb past] [conj] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Ted just smiled and said , ‘ This is my last chance to be happy . |
| 2 | John and I rebelled at this kind of regimentation but Andrew and Ernest just smiled and said nothing . |
| 3 | Granpa just groaned and said , ‘ I do n't want you to end up workin' in the East End , young ‘ un . |
| 4 | ‘ But the immigration officials and security men just laughed and said she was pretending because she did n't want to be sent back . ’ |
| 5 | Annie looked at Elizabeth almost guiltily but Elizabeth just smiled and said , ‘ Leave the boxes in my trap and send Martha down to our house tomorrow . |