Example sentences of "they [vb mod] just [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well he 's gone on seven days of the week complaining about so and so we 'll just narrow that down to one article about his his complaint that they may just make a little note he 's complained seven times about this ! |
| 2 | They may just receive an unexpected knock at the door — and it wo n't be Santa calling . |
| 3 | Farmers wo n't even bother to harvest it , right , simply because , the bulk of it , the total production costs , will be labour , will be the labour costs of harvesting , and if they ca n't cover those labour costs of harvesting by selling their produce , which they wo n't be able to if there 's been a bumper harvest because prices are very low , they 'll just leave the things rotting on the trees and er , that is , that is what , what happens quite regularly in horticultural markets which tend not to be markets that are supported through the Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 4 | But there are no plans for the houses , many fear they 'll just remain a boarded-up eyesore instead of providing much-needed accomodation . |
| 5 | They 'll just spoil the river if they demand licences — lots of groups who use the river wo n't be able to pay . |
| 6 | No they wo n't , they 'll just hear the tone , tone |
| 7 | I think they 'll just buy a strip anyway . |
| 8 | The adventurers can just take the damage and shut the door behind them ; the puppets wo n't follow , they 'll just hurl a torrent of abuse at the cowardly adventurers . |
| 9 | On the far bank they might just discern the silhouette of a straining horse on the tow-path ; from nearby they might just hear a discreet splosh as the eel-fishermen cast off and slipped out into the stream . |
| 10 | Women seem fearful of becoming too friendly with a single mother ; fearful that if they spend too much time with her , they might just get a taste for something that is denied them . |
| 11 | On the far bank they might just discern the silhouette of a straining horse on the tow-path ; from nearby they might just hear a discreet splosh as the eel-fishermen cast off and slipped out into the stream . |
| 12 | Although an opinion poll last week suggested they could just secure the required number of seats , the tide is expected to turn against them in the course of a three-week campaign . |
| 13 | Now if they could just do the same to the beers themselves , and improve the taste , more people might be inclined to drink them . |
| 14 | ‘ They could just follow the truck ; after all the hijackers have to stop sometime . ’ |
| 15 | On the twelfth floor of the hotel , from which they could just get a view of the distant river , they were delighted with their prosperous-looking aunt . |
| 16 | Except that the mattress had smelt musty , and that as they lay in bed through those long cold mornings they could just see the spire of the Congregational church through the window . |
| 17 | They could just see the Maggon Mountains to the West . |
| 18 | They 'd just smash the whole place up . |
| 19 | Well they 'd just get a suitable field to keep the whole lot . |
| 20 | I 've seen them , but I mean if , if they saw anything , I think they 'd just turn a blind eye to most of it . |
| 21 | They would n't be bothered about chasing a boy like Kevin — they would just grab the stuff they wanted and then run away . |
| 22 | If they would just cooperate a bit . |
| 23 | Eventually , when it comes back to the switchboard , they will know that you 've not answered , and they can say ‘ I 'm sorry , there 's nobody there , would you like to leave a message ’ , in which case , that call will then be diverted to a particular message desk , where they will just take a very brief message which will be passed onto you . |
| 24 | erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it ! |