Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But everyone is just trying to cope the best way they can with the injuries before them . |
| 2 | I am sure you already now that the WISE activities are important but I am just telling you all this in confirmation of your instincts … ’ |
| 3 | But I was just cool . |
| 4 | ‘ I did write to them but I was just snubbed . ’ |
| 5 | But I was just lazing around on beaches . ’ |
| 6 | No but I was just sort of testing you out to see , you know , how you reacted . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , but I was just going to make some coffee , ’ said Ianthe . |
| 8 | But I was just saying , here let's have a little look at this as he pops it off now . |
| 9 | " I 'm afraid I 'm in something of a hurry but I was just passing and thought I would call in on the off-chance . |
| 10 | Once it was my turn to hit but I was just sitting on the ground and was thinking about something else . ’ |
| 11 | Yeah but I was just saying , when you think about it . |
| 12 | But I was just wondering where you was gon na put it . |
| 13 | Yeah but I was just got out of it , not very good at it . |
| 14 | But I was just gon na say , it 's understandable |
| 15 | distinction between attempting to respond on the basis of behaviour , or a response based on whether or not there 's a victim , can carry you a certain way , but I was just thinking of some of the discussions we 've had in college recently about the sort of behaviour with which we feel uncomfortable , and I have to say that sometimes it would be difficult to identify a given victim or , you know , a group of given victims . |
| 16 | Oh yes I appreciate but I were just wondering what branches they were in , you 've explained that , that . |
| 17 | Grating ginger , Phoebe Snow on the stereo thank you but I 'm just lookin ' , sipping wine , a wry smile damping her forest fire , she thought , at least we 'll have a good meal . |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'm just going to the loo . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I thought I did too , but I 'm just not bright enough to cope with it , am I , George ? poor George gave up trying to explain to me years ago ! |
| 20 | But I 'm just not going to take the risk . ’ |
| 21 | Excuse me for swearing but I 'm just repeating what she said … |
| 22 | ‘ No , I 'm not actually in the college , but I 'm just beside it . |
| 23 | But I 'm just as happy spending the evening with you and Neil . |
| 24 | Expecting people to know it 's wrong to mug old ladies does n't seem unreasonable to me , but I 'm just a copper . |
| 25 | ‘ But I 'm just so glad that you enjoy modelling . |
| 26 | These predominantly rolling hills certainly hold snow better than the hills of the west , but I 'm just a bit disappointed that some super areas north of the Great Glen have been missed out . |
| 27 | Not all the congratulatory letters were complimentary , but I 'm just as grateful to those who took me to task or argued with me or lectured me as I am to those who gave me a kind pat . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Aunty Annie , ‘ but I 'm just going to pop home for my nightie ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd invite you in for a chat , ’ said Joe , ‘ but I 'm just about to go out . |
| 30 | I mean the communication strategy for this whole thing has got to be sorted out and , you know , we want , the leader wants staff involvement , public involvement in it erm , and erm , but I 'm just telling you advance on what 's gon na be told . |