Example sentences of "[verb] just what i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They seemed delighted that I 'd said it , and to know just what I meant . |
| 2 | ‘ I married for money , and I got just what I wanted . |
| 3 | ERIC Clapton closed his blues night with a touching version of a Bessie Smith classic , but as he sang ‘ Makes no difference what I do/Some folks will criticise/I 'm gon na do just what I want to do ’ , it seemed as if he was anticipating his reviews . |
| 4 | Now you can see just what I say . |
| 5 | But many people would prefer to do just what I did , and take a stroll along the most beautiful scenic promenades . |
| 6 | This chart could then be used as the basis for an essay or a piece of revision and — although the words used might be different — you would , in fact , end up by saying just what I said in that portion of text above . |
| 7 | Pleased ‘ Being with the English lads again has made me realise just what I have been without . |
| 8 | If we define publishing as the production of information in a printed form you may begin to realise just what I mean ; price lists , company reports , catalogues , advertisements , newsletters , memos , the list gets longer the more you think about it . |
| 9 | ‘ When I use a word ’ , Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone , ‘ it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ When I use a word ’ , Humpty Dumpty said , ‘ … it means just what I choose it to mean , neither more nor less ’ ( Lewis Carroll — Alice Through the Looking Glass ) . |
| 11 | ‘ When I use a word , ’ Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone , ‘ it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less ’ — so what does ATM stand for ? |
| 12 | But the tendency of such an argument is in the direction of complete relativism , or an entirely arbitrary nominalism , of the type represented by Humpty Dumpty in Alice through the Looking-glass : " " When I use a word " , Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone , " it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more or less . " " |
| 13 | I did just what I had to do , and never realised that it was my best . |
| 14 | He did just what I wanted and bent forward to pick them up . |
| 15 | Eventually , I found out about the Dog Welfare and Rescue Society in Stokenchurch and spoke to the kennel manager who said just what I had been longing to hear . |