Example sentences of "he [adv] just [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt awkward and so he mostly just took the piss out of it to get through . |
| 2 | He only just qualified by winning 15-12 in the final game against a West German , Hansi Wiens , and will need to produce something extra today against the most improved Pakistani of the lot , Mir Zaman Gul . |
| 3 | He only just wriggled free . |
| 4 | Throwing himself to his right , he only just avoided the murderous flying dragon-stamp kick aimed at his face . |
| 5 | And the postman says he only just made it through . ’ |
| 6 | Last time he only just made it . |
| 7 | He only just stopped himself in time . |
| 8 | Another superb serve led to no more than a defensive return from Sampras and Forget was so confident that the American would not be able to return his first volley that he only just stopped himself from throwing his racket into the air as he started to dance for joy along with the crowd . |
| 9 | He only just glimpsed the Stones ' garage door sliding to a close , a quick , difficult movement to observe in the darkness , a slight changing of shadows that caught Doyle 's eagle eyes . |
| 10 | John Clarke of Swinden , for one , must have been a gentleman , with his income of £10 a year , yet his moveables were valued at no more than 30s. , with which he only just scraped into the top 20 per cent . |
| 11 | He basically just told me to be myself . |
| 12 | had to say , he just just said yes , yes , all afternoon . |
| 13 | He probably just assumed that you were seeing me in connection with my work . ’ |
| 14 | He probably just said that . |
| 15 | He probably just forgot . |
| 16 | He probably just run right through mud . |
| 17 | ‘ I felt he never just led Leeds United FC . |