Example sentences of "[modal v] just [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But that may just be wishful thinking . ’ |
| 2 | Svoboda simply says that ‘ we do n't expect very much employment ’ , which may just be economic ignorance . |
| 3 | This need not suggest a Machiavellian strategy ; it may just be sensible caution in the face of uncertainty about both the external and the internal corporate assessment . |
| 4 | Without them movies might just be flickering images , put together with some talent and no passion . |
| 5 | In the previous section we have seen how public figures often write about themselves for a variety of reasons — one of which could just be straight-forward self-centredness . |
| 6 | At some very high energy , called the grand unification energy , these three forces would all have the same strength and so could just be different aspects of a single force . |
| 7 | The London discount scheme would just be regional banding in another guise . |
| 8 | This does not mean we have to put ourselves down all the time : this would just be false humility , which is another subtle form of pride . |
| 9 | The result will just be massive congestion in the middle of the field . |