Example sentences of "[adv] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | A , a big pond and used for watering erm the cattle and erm then it silted up and erm got neglected and people naturally just threw things into it . |
| 2 | Or perhaps just above the arms of the scissors . |
| 3 | This even applies to listed buildings : there is still a worryingly widespread general belief that listing only covers the facade , or perhaps just the exterior , whereas it is of course expressly designed to protect the whole building . |
| 4 | When Hooper went they were 240 for 5 and perhaps just catchable if the rest of the wickets tumbled . |
| 5 | You diet , or perhaps just try to change to better food , or to increase exercise . |
| 6 | To his embarrassment , the lawyer at the hearings then obliged him to go through a whole code-sheet to get the names into the record , or perhaps just to entertain the audience . |
| 7 | Well we 've always wanted to have a go at windsurfing ; visit Ibiza Town … or perhaps just climb back onto that sunbed ! |
| 8 | If the snow is deep ( perhaps just wishful thinking by Land Rover owners ) then no chain or tyre will help . |
| 9 | Fitch 's arrival — and that of next-door neighbours DEGW — is perhaps just a harbinger of what 's to come . |
| 10 | For many situations which you will face as a manager it is safe to assume that your audience may only have time to grasp perhaps just three ideas . |
| 11 | This is perhaps just as well , since White 's informative 1985 survey of interlending in the UK found that the percentage of UK requests satisfied within a period of seven days ( from all sources ) had declined from 50% in 1977 to 32% in 1985 . |
| 12 | Whether you are leaving on a more or less amicable basis , perhaps just a luckless victim of business recession or a change in management style following a takeover , or in an atmosphere of mutual recrimination , it is usually possible sooner or later to strike a deal with the company which satisfies both sides . |
| 13 | The blood glucose level checked by the practice nurse or diabetic clinic is perhaps just in single figures but with close questioning the patient has had very little to eat for several hours . |
| 14 | We three travelled up in the lift of the Hotel Vancouver together and perhaps just to make conversation I mentioned my trip to the Haida reservation and my feelings about the neglect of our Indians . |
| 15 | Most records since 1947 have been for coastal districts , which perhaps just reflects the distribution of observers at the migration seasons . |
| 16 | But also at every age , we can do things which are perhaps just a little beyond our reach . |
| 17 | Tam Dalyell 's views on the Brandt Commission 's second report ( Forum , 7 April , p 40 ) are perhaps just another addition to the literature on the subject . |
| 18 | This however is not due to a desire to rock'n'roll but represents an instinctive response to signals interpreted by their mind configuration as a call to food , sex or perhaps just good arachnid company . |
| 19 | Perhaps just for a while to tide you over a particularly bad crop of bills . |
| 20 | I may read the papers , or perhaps just stay in bed wondering if there 's anything on the doorstep . |
| 21 | But Jack could see real fear in Steve 's eyes , while Mr Chan remained suave , perhaps just a little politely curious . |
| 22 | Perhaps just one more éclair — God , they were minute enough in all conscience . |
| 23 | So , as an all-rounder that can cope with fingerpicking , strumming and solo work , the ultra-responsive D-18 seems to me the runaway winner ; but as a pure rhythm/accompaniment instrument , the D-32 perhaps just nicks the biscuit . |
| 24 | Perhaps just as well . |
| 25 | Er … yes , perhaps just a few more condom and illicit sex gags turned up in that show than normal . ’ |
| 26 | He reported that Marlon Brando refused to play scenes with him during the shooting of Mutiny on the Bounty , although it 's never been quite clear if this story is n't perhaps just a bit of blarney from the Irish hellraiser . |
| 27 | All went fine , and we were very chuffed and thrilled , until the producer of the show started to say , ‘ Well , of course , you acted with belted raincoats and the berets and it 's all very sweet , but maybe we could start to take off the belted raincoat , and leave perhaps just the fishnet tights … . ’ |
| 28 | There is some speculation , or perhaps just wishful thinking , that royalty may have graced the vehicle as Ballater is the nearest station to Balmoral Castle . |
| 29 | For the casual visitor to the shore , who does not intend to take specimens back to a specially-prepared aquarium , very little equipment is required , perhaps just a clean bucket , and a small aquarium net is useful . |
| 30 | Some were very short descriptive items , perhaps just mentioning that a person ( or persons ) had appeared on a remand hearing in court . |