Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] they have just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great many crocodile tears were shed , for , since Unionists had such an elevated view of the principle of leadership , they were unable to accept that they had just driven their own leader from office . |
| 2 | She realised that they had just joined the main motorway heading north-west out of London . |
| 3 | Seeing the British soldiers , the startled men sat and ate though they had just risen from a complete meal . |
| 4 | ‘ They look like they 've just fallen there . |
| 5 | ‘ The Inspirals look like they 've just had a charisma bypass operation . ’ |
| 6 | And then , when I know what I 'm doing , I thought that they 'd just had that . |
| 7 | They have been collecting goodies from all over the globe , with no trouble or expense spared , and have recently announced that they have just paid a world record price for a rather small amount of tea . |
| 8 | I think that they have just opted out ; they can not afford to look after their land . |
| 9 | ‘ I suspect a lot of them get carried away and think because they have just passed their test they are great drivers . |
| 10 | Many pilots quite unwittingly take off with the stick right back , not realising that if the launch fails when they have just left the ground , an accident will be inevitable . |