Example sentences of "he just [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood aside for McLeish , then took himself off , observing unnecessarily that he just had a wee bit paperwork to finish up . |
| 2 | No we did n't have a row he just went a sleep me Aar , me and Aaron had enough , we went for a walk down the lake |
| 3 | He just got a lot closer than that . |
| 4 | He just formed a plan and stuck to it . |
| 5 | ‘ Why does n't he just wear a cocktail dress ? ’ asks Richard . |
| 6 | Or did he just leave a message to let me know he 'd called ? ’ |
| 7 | I went to the doctor , but he just sent a letter to the Detox Unit and I had to wait three months [ for the appointment ] . |
| 8 | He did n't look up when I entered the bedroom , he just put a paw on the end of the sirloin steak he was chewing to make sure I did n't grab it . |
| 9 | He just made a crack about Maurice needing to sleep quiet in his bed . |
| 10 | When he heard about Marie 's accident he just made a joke . |
| 11 | ‘ In that case I think he just made a pass at your wife . ’ |
| 12 | No , he was n't that bad but he , he just tried a bit like |
| 13 | I hope he just needs a couple of goals to help his confidence — or maybe we should n't use him just as an ariel target man 'cos when he gets the ball on the deck he looks okay ( if a bit Chapmanesque ) . |
| 14 | See he does n't really want much brown on him he just needs a coat . |
| 15 | For in 1918 he just missed a scholarship to Winchester College ; and in those days the scholarship at Winchester was regarded as the crown for the cleverest boys in England . |
| 16 | I bet he just runs a comb through . |
| 17 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 18 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 19 | Did he just get a kick out of being in control , and saw this as a clever way of controlling her , as well as Sarah Chester Fabrics ? |
| 20 | Could n't he just have a tractor ? ’ |
| 21 | So why could n't he just have a photograph of his sales team portraying the kind of team spirit that runs throughout the branch ? |
| 22 | Oh yes , they 're very , very clever so Doug was saying to me one day in work , walking dogs together in Wellington , he said I had this fellow yesterday , he just convinced a board that he did n't need any more treatment , he was cured erm , he would n't do any more |
| 23 | Except he does n't hear those words precisely , he just has a feeling — the emotional impact of an unsteady self-image ; unsettled at a formative stage by ridicule and embarrassment . |
| 24 | ‘ Talking of smokescreens , Victor — ‘ ' But he just blows a mouthful at me and jabs the end of his cigar into the fug . |
| 25 | He did n't want to upset her , he just needed a change occasionally to boost his reserve of fantasies . |
| 26 | He just needed a crowd and he 'd be safe . |
| 27 | As he had walked through the doorway , he just caught a glimpse of Mary snatching Billy 's hand off her right breast . |
| 28 | ‘ He just makes a mockery of those who write players off at 32 or say the Premier League is for young athletes . |
| 29 | As she was still smiling , he just tied a knot in it ! |
| 30 | so he had that out , he just crayoning a bit now |