Example sentences of "just [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 2 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 3 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 4 | THERE was much early enthusiasm from both sides in this senior friendly at Hamilton Park with visitors Portadown just hanging on for a narrow victory . |
| 5 | She said she could n't stay , that she had just dropped in for a minute . |
| 6 | The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue . |
| 7 | Dates have just come in for a series of Ovation guitar clinics , with Ian Aitken : Wed Oct 14th , Picton Music , Swansea ; Thu 15th , Cranes Music , Cardiff ; Mon 26th , Oasis Music , Ringwood , Hants ; Tues 27th , Soundpad , Barnstaple ; Thu 29th , Avalon Music , Sevenoaks ; Wed 11th Nov , Music Inn , Nottingham ; Thu 12th , Musical Exchange , Birmingham ; Fri 13th , Foulds of Derby ; Wed 18th , Rose Morris Music Store , London . |
| 8 | I think she 's probably just come out for a quick stroll , we wo n't spend our time over that at the moment , hello |
| 9 | And when in Rome … just send out for a takeaway . |
| 10 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
| 11 | They all just came back for a regular routine follow up , just a little bit late . |
| 12 | Just drop in for a cup of tea , |
| 13 | ‘ I made excuses , said I thought he 'd be too busy and so on , so she said , ‘ Well , just pop round for a drink then . ’ |
| 14 | And even if you just pop in for a welcome drink , look out for our Happy Days bar promotions . |
| 15 | I think you expect me to spell everything out , oh , just hang on for a moment will you Barbara , fine . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 17 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 19 | with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night ! |
| 20 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 21 | The volunteer may help the young person with job applications or other form-filling , go to a football match or the cinema with them or just meet up for a chat . |
| 22 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 23 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 24 | So you would feel equally at home there with a group of friends on a night out or just popping in for a quiet drink and a chat . |
| 25 | If you are losing patience just get out for a walk . |
| 26 | She said oh no I just rang up for a chat . |
| 27 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 28 | The end point can vary between the parent just giving in for a peaceful life , the whole event fizzling out with the child still not having done what was asked or the parent having smacked the child and walked away . |
| 29 | The impression of a house where the occupants had just walked out for a stroll in the garden was very strong . |
| 30 | Pike was standing by a wooden rack of pamphlets , including What Has Old Mother Walsh to Say to Us ? and a large , colourful one for the kiddies entitled Daddy is n't Dead , He 's Just Gone Out for a Bit . |