Example sentences of "[verb] they were just [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't mean they were just knocked about a bit … they were smashed , stitches and a fractured jaw for one , severe abdominal bruising for the other . |
| 2 | I thought they were just going to X-ray me back , but they X-rayed everything . |
| 3 | I think they were just going through the motions of what had worked before . |
| 4 | Said they were just checking on their contacts . ’ |
| 5 | What if I said they were just playing at being drop-outs ? |