Example sentences of "he [modal v] just [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He admits he might just prefer a boy but does n't really care ‘ as long as everything 's all right . ’ |
| 2 | Nobody wanted to stroke a Gnome , except perhaps another Gnome , He thought he might just have a word with Caspar to see if Fenella could be brought along to his , Inchbad 's , bed that very night . |
| 3 | WHILE Craig Chalmers revealed in this paper earlier this week that he might just have a chance of being put on standby for the forthcoming British Lions tour , he is now more upbeat about the prospects of that happening . |
| 4 | And even now , as he never has time off for spending the twenty-something quid a week they 'll dish him for the one-hundred-and-twenty-hour stint he puts in most weeks , he could just afford a wife and kid . |
| 5 | Straining his ears , he could just hear a metallic scratching noise . |
| 6 | When he stood up he could just see a fire engine as if on the high seas diving and heaving towards him . |
| 7 | Asik heard a rumbling noise and he could just see a small cloud of dust appearing in the distance . |
| 8 | Though he was a little surprised , he smiled and said with alacrity that he could just use a cup of coffee , and he lounged after her as she bustled around the kitchen . |
| 9 | I mean , you 'd think he 'd just have a few enough to make a pie or a crumble |
| 10 | I 'm not hoping for a shell-casing , you know , but if he 'd just get a fucking nose-bleed or something , I 'd be a happy man . ’ |