Example sentences of "just [vb past] to be [verb] " 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 | Chemistry in turn , even ‘ organic chemistry ’ , was considerably more advanced than the life-sciences , which just seemed to be taking off into an era of exciting progress . |
| 3 | I just happened to be seen by a lot of people every night . |
| 4 | Pilkington disliked the impression conveyed that these friendly personalities just happened to be recommending products as though they were disinterested parties . |
| 5 | BBS seriously considered firing Hopper ; the pressure of moving a production team of twenty-three people from state to state , writing the script on the run and persuading innocent citizens of the United States of America who just happened to be passing at the time to appear in the movie , was a heavy burden for all . |
| 6 | Just happened to be passing , you know the sort of thing . ’ |
| 7 | The puppet is an exhibit at a cartoon gallery in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and the real Mr Heseltine just happened to be passing through . |
| 8 | We were able to help him … we can see their house from our bedroom and we just happened to be looking out of the window at the time , do n't you know . ’ |
| 9 | Spooner 's idea came from an invitation by his actor-neighbour , Jim Dale , to visit the set of the latest Carry On … film at Pinewood — which just happened to be Carry On Cleo . |
| 10 | Maybe it was n't even him that took my bag — maybe it was one of those American tourists or someone I did n't even see , and Dayglo here — Vern — just happened to be running along the wharf . |
| 11 | And also , the use of the yellow background , I do n't know , erm whether it was deliberately chosen or whether she just happened to be standing there , but the yellow background makes it stand out . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The police just happened to be checking cars today . |
| 14 | I just needed to be told to change my ways . ’ |
| 15 | Life just had to be raced and there really was no way of climbing through the lavatory window to get out of it . |
| 16 | It just had to be gone through . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 18 | Someone , somewhere out there just had to be searching for her . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ They just wanted to be seen as loyal citizens . ’ |
| 22 | I guess I just wanted to be seen at that point . |
| 23 | You see sometimes Boy , like all of us , sometimes Boy just wanted to be taken care of without having done anything to deserve it . |
| 24 | At the time I just wanted to be left alone , but now I 'm glad he pressured me into doing more talks . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | They just refused to be flushed . ’ |