Example sentences of "just [vb past] to be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm and ended up dealing with it but that 's not to say she should n't deal with it erm she just got to be trained how to deal with it |
| 2 | I just happened to be seen by a lot of people every night . |
| 3 | Most of Rory 's pals in London were in the International Marxist Croup , but here he was ; wandering the hills with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister and who lived for huntin' , shootin' and fishin' ( and seemed to spend the absolute minimum amount of time in his castle with his wife ) , and who had just last year rationalised half the work force in the glass factory out of a job . |
| 4 | I just needed to be told to change my ways . ’ |
| 5 | Life just had to be raced and there really was no way of climbing through the lavatory window to get out of it . |
| 6 | It just had to be gone through . |
| 7 | ‘ David , listen I 'm sorry I 'm late , one of those things that just had to be done ; you know I 've got a casting at 1.30 — where would you like to start ? ’ |
| 8 | Refrigeration was in its infancy , so that perishable goods just had to be sold which meant that prices were gradually reduced in the hour or so before closing time . |
| 9 | It did n't have to be colourless , tasteless or odourless , it just had to be got , somehow or other , past Elinor 's front teeth , down her oesophagus and into her digestive system , even if to do so it should be necessary to hold her down and clamp a funnel between her jaws . |
| 10 | ‘ They just wanted to be seen as loyal citizens . ’ |
| 11 | I guess I just wanted to be seen at that point . |
| 12 | You see sometimes Boy , like all of us , sometimes Boy just wanted to be taken care of without having done anything to deserve it . |
| 13 | At the time I just wanted to be left alone , but now I 'm glad he pressured me into doing more talks . |
| 14 | No , he did n't really fancy her , he just wanted to be praised and feel top of the class and get a little attention . |
| 15 | They just refused to be flushed . ’ |