Example sentences of "who [modal v] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Obviously I have a lot more information on some than others , who may just appear as names and addresses . |
| 2 | The toddler age group is particularly prone to this type of behaviour problem and parents may seek help from GPs and paediatricians who may just say that the child will grow out of it ( Christopherson 1986 ) . |
| 3 | It protects the defendant in that it prevents the jury from speculating on the possible effect of adult literature on a young person who may just happen to see it , although it does not put the prosecution to proof that a majority , or even a substantial number , of readers would be adversely affected . |
| 4 | My mum 's the sort of person who 'll just argue with anything , if she thinks she 'll argue with anybody , or anything if she thinks that she 's being swindled , so like , she even went to the extent of having , they , we had an extension built , right , and she , we had it , only fair 's fair , this one particular suite , we had erm , and they , they had this absolutely massive bathroom built , okay not specifically to have a nicer bathroom , but to have a very big room and erm , so they had two sinks , this sounds real extravagant , erm , |
| 5 | ‘ When instinct tells me a dog would be better off with me than people who might just leave it on the motorway , I have to bite my tongue , but I 'm noted for being blunt . |
| 6 | " What you need now is someone in the basement who might just leave a window open for you … " |
| 7 | He looked around , and identified several of his acquaintances who might just have the information he needed . |
| 8 | Paul , on the other hand , is an improbably fresh-faced 22 , who might just have to start shaving in time for the return of Halley 's comet . |
| 9 | This will inject fresh blood and competition for the established ELT publishers , who might just have grown a little too complacent . |
| 10 | I 've got a police contact who 'd just love to know what kind of racket you 're into , here . |
| 11 | This package meets the needs of those booked on shore holidays who 'd just like to dabble occasionally on the water . |
| 12 | One day , on his way to do the ploughing , he met a man who 'd just come back from the south and had passed several flocks of sheep on the other side of Chhakuri Lekh . |
| 13 | ‘ Occasionally it was a bit hairy dealing with new Directors who 'd just come off the course , so I liked to balance things by including a few established stalwarts , like Christopher Barry , whom I could rely on to be very efficient and get shows together on time . |
| 14 | He was on his way out and he met someone even more inexperienced than him who 'd just come in . |
| 15 | The Superintendent had gone off duty , but Sergeant Burgess was there , and an Inspector who 'd just come in from a river patrol . |
| 16 | But two days earlier she was spotted drinking champagne in a London hotel with Johnny whom , she said , ‘ was a friend who 'd just become the father of twins . ’ |
| 17 | I mean someone who would just sit down and tell you things , as if they had just happened on the way home . |
| 18 | I did n't think he 'd do that , because we 'd had problems before , because of the black and white thing , There 's a lot of people who will just stop you in the street . |
| 19 | Do we want somebody who will just do , cos I 've got , I mean I can get somebody just to do that if that 's all you want done , that could be done easily |
| 20 | We are delighted to announce that Tavernier , who will just have finished shooting his latest film will be in Birmingham on October 5th to talk about his work with The Guardian film critic Derek Malcolm . |
| 21 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 22 | Maybe , maybe we 'll get a coordinator who will just say I 'll book the seats for you |
| 23 | The first thing you need is a sympathetic GP who will just listen and explain exactly what this illness is . |
| 24 | ‘ The fans up there do n't know him and probably think he 's a big centre forward who can just head a ball — but they 're wrong . |
| 25 | ‘ I can not believe that you are the kind of man who can just stop working on something , leaving it half-finished like this . ’ |
| 26 | Graham said : ‘ I am not the sort of person who can just sit around reading . |
| 27 | There are some people who get bored who can just fall asleep , standing up with their eyes open . |
| 28 | As food they are meant principally for the non-hungry , the non-domesticated , those who can just summon the energies to open a tin of pate de foie gras or unwind a rollmop . |