Example sentences of "he just [vb past] 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 | ‘ He just had an accident . ’ |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | He just got a lot closer than that . |
| 5 | He just formed a plan and stuck to it . |
| 6 | He did n't tell himself that since he was no longer on spelling terms with himself he just obeyed an order and rummaged through the man 's pockets as if he were checking a suit going to the cleaners ' . |
| 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 just made a crack about Maurice needing to sleep quiet in his bed . |
| 9 | When he heard about Marie 's accident he just made a joke . |
| 10 | ‘ In that case I think he just made a pass at your wife . ’ |
| 11 | No , he was n't that bad but he , he just tried a bit like |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | He did n't want to upset her , he just needed a change occasionally to boost his reserve of fantasies . |
| 17 | He just needed a crowd and he 'd be safe . |
| 18 | As he had walked through the doorway , he just caught a glimpse of Mary snatching Billy 's hand off her right breast . |
| 19 | As she was still smiling , he just tied a knot in it ! |
| 20 | There 's John next door , he di , he just started a couple of weeks ago . |