Example sentences of "did just [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the car moved away , out of sight , and she walked on air up the path to the front door , she thought , Of course , I was right before , he did just feel sorry for me , and now he 's regretting kissing me the way he did . |
| 2 | ‘ I did just want to raise the question of that boy … ‘ |
| 3 | I 'm sure he wanted to join in the fun but maybe he did just want to make sure they all got down safely . |
| 4 | Sometimes , too , you have to scratch ear to make sure you really did just hear what you thought you had , for although spotting-the-influence occasionally seems to tempt the listener , there is some highly individual writing here , and the prodigality of the invention is startling : the music simply poured out of her , sometimes with a batty , Ancient-Mariner intensity that buttonholes the listener willy-nilly , not stopping to form its garrulousness into coherent shapes . |
| 5 | I did just ask , out of the blue |
| 6 | So I did just ask him er just come to me right out of the blue when he was here one night . |
| 7 | Looking through her work you ca n't help but be impressed by the quality and her attention to detail — and I did just wonder if I was in the presence of someone who is going to be hailed the greatest canine painter of her era . |