Example sentences of "he just [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Dreyfuss was booked one week and on the night of the show a confusion over dates and times led his film company to arrange a business call that linked up Los Angeles , London , Australia and New York and he just had to be there . |
| 2 | ‘ Guy is not a yuppie , ’ Charles remonstrated , in the voice he reserved for humouring his little sister when she was being most irritating , ‘ He just happens to be a very successful … ’ her brother hesitated a fraction as if searching for the most appropriate description ‘ … entrepreneur . ’ |
| 3 | Ian 's temperament is something he is working on and we 've been working on all the time , but he just seems to be getting maximum publicity at the moment . ’ |
| 4 | He just wants to be off . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The PROFITBOSS has no option : he just has to be the best in his chosen area . |
| 7 | He just happened to be there after solving another case . |
| 8 | He just happened to be in this area on the night of Rob 's party . |
| 9 | He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time . ’ |
| 10 | I would n't say they were lucky against Oldham , but everything ran for them today , the underside of the crossbar and the post saved Charlton on a couple of occasions and as Simpson said I think ‘ Bolder on a couple of occasions really knew nothing about the saves he 'd made , they were point blank , and he just happened to be there . ’ |