Example sentences of "were just [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | In the end , they were just thankful that you 'd gone . ’ |
2 | we were just unlucky that was , that was raw . |
3 | ‘ Perhaps you were just unlucky and got a rogue one , ’ she offered helplessly . |
4 | ‘ So I thought I 'd strike while the iron was hot so to speak and we were just passing and so here we are . ’ |
5 | ‘ We were just passing and we saw your plate on the gate , ’ said the tall elder one , ‘ and we thought it might be a good idea to — well , try you out . ’ |
6 | They were just noisy and I thought well this , I 've left my gates open |
7 | They were just pleased that the movies had become a normal everyday activity . |
8 | I bought him one Christmas years and oh hey , we were just married and I ordered him an extending ladder from the Co-op |
9 | All our buddies that worked for us for 50 years were just living and drinking and eating like fucking Rome … it was just hell and it had to stop . ’ |
10 | For English fans , though , there was pleasure that their team had begun to show heart and direction and purpose , all of which had been missing since the Ashes tour of 1986–7 ; while West Indian fans were just happy that their heroes had shown that , after all , W.B. Yeats had got it wrong and the centre could hold . |
11 | And I mean the kids the kids that we yo yo some kids er , I mean they were just beautiful and other kids lost them within a couple of days ! |
12 | And they were just worried that if they did n't join in , they were n't part of the club then er |