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 | 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 | 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 ] . |
| 6 | He just made a crack about Maurice needing to sleep quiet in his bed . |
| 7 | When he heard about Marie 's accident he just made a joke . |
| 8 | ‘ In that case I think he just made a pass at your wife . ’ |
| 9 | No , he was n't that bad but he , he just tried a bit like |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | He did n't want to upset her , he just needed a change occasionally to boost his reserve of fantasies . |
| 15 | He just needed a crowd and he 'd be safe . |
| 16 | As he had walked through the doorway , he just caught a glimpse of Mary snatching Billy 's hand off her right breast . |
| 17 | As she was still smiling , he just tied a knot in it ! |
| 18 | There 's John next door , he di , he just started a couple of weeks ago . |