Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [pron] just [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Should n't she just accept that her feelings about her mother 's lifestyle were irrational , stick to her original plan , keep everything on a cool , semi-formal basis , do the job and go home ? |
2 | Why could n't they just understand that she did n't want to be married and settled with umpteen kids and a mortgage up to the sky and no life to call her own ? |
3 | Why to bother so much about the details , you may ask ; could n't we just say that unc and go on considering further examples ? |
4 | Why could n't she just relax and enjoy the evening , like everyone else ? |
5 | Yet there 's nothing sordid to it , so why ca n't they just accept that Rosemary made a terrible mistake and married a rotter . |
6 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
7 | ‘ What I mean is , why ca n't you just admit that it was wonderfully exciting to fuck somebody else ? ’ |