Example sentences of "just a old " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , she 's just an old flatmate of mine , that 's all . |
| 2 | I 'm just an old bitch . |
| 3 | She 's just an old woman living in the past , and if I never have another one this evening is going to be a good one . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , just an old acquaintance , ’ Nigel answered . |
| 5 | Her grandfather carved it from a single piece of pear wood ; its arms and legs are made of string , its shirt is just an old scrap of pyjama . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's just an old story . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's just an old chapel I once saw with Ken . |
| 8 | This was not just an old man 's hatred of change ; the sonnet Steamboats , Viaducts , and Railways ( 1833 ) is surprisingly in favour of these evidences of man 's ability , and concludes : |
| 9 | ‘ She 's just an old windbag , she 'll have forgotten by tomorrow . ‘ |
| 10 | ‘ Just an old crate , ’ she said . |
| 11 | If this is our approach , we force a work of art to last beyond its time , depriving it of the freedom to disintegrate , become a piece of junk , or just an old paint stain . |
| 12 | At first Carrie hardly dared look at her but when she did she saw nothing alarming or sinister , just an old lady with silvery hair piled up high and a pale , invalid 's face . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm just an old silly , George . |
| 14 | Even though I 'm just an old has-been who 's lost his only love . |
| 15 | I am just an old softie at heart . |
| 16 | I 'm just an old man , sitting in a chair . |
| 17 | Off I go ; just an old sack chucked on the horse 's back , no saddle or anything . |
| 18 | Just an old , sentimental friendship . |
| 19 | He is not a character I like at all because I think he was just an old rascal . |
| 20 | ‘ Laura 's just an old friend , ’ he said , knowing it was hopeless , that he had blown it or rather that Laura had blown it for him , and found he was speaking to the back of her neck . |
| 21 | I 'm just an old man who does n't like the new world . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You think I 'm just an old man who does n't want to see new shops and houses . |
| 23 | ‘ She 's just an old woman . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Probably just an old peasant , ’ Rainald said , ‘ but ‘ t is better to be careful . |
| 25 | I checked the flotsam and jetsam as I swept over it , but there was nothing interesting-looking , nothing worth salvaging , just an old jellyfish , a purple mass with four pale rings inside . |
| 26 | Oh , nothing , just an old paper bag . ’ |
| 27 | To the rest of the guests , they were just an old couple getting to know one another . |
| 28 | Is she a shepherd or just an old crook ? |
| 29 | I 'm not , you 're just an old liar . |