Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] just [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd happily part with my money just to hear the sensational Philadelphia/Ormandy Rachmaninov Vocalise ( ‘ Never mind the meal , just turn down the lights ! ’ ) . |
| 2 | without asking , it comes up on the er have er , I 'll ask her first hello it 's the G P G engineer love , yeah , er my pager 's just gone off , is it okay to use my telephone just to answer it please ? |
| 3 | just to make my day just to make my day yeah well , I was n't sure what those you see , hang on a minute mum so er she said she 'll either get the twelve or the one so I went down to see if she was on the twelve o'clock bus , and she was n't so I thought well I 'll try again |
| 4 | I blink my eyes for some inkling of orientation , but the high-pitched multi-signals whine and cascade about in my head just to make things quite clear that they 're not going to be harassed into full-powered service tonight . |
| 5 | ‘ I have to use my pension just to pay for food but it 's not enough to cover the bills or if you need a new coat or linen . |
| 6 | I asked him how long he had been with the Republicans and he said , ‘ Three weeks — I 'm a sales manager and I 've been given leave of absence by my company just to produce last night 's rally . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You interrupted my class just to tell me this ? ’ |
| 8 | She felt her contribution to the discussion had been negligible ; it had taken her all her patience just to keep her temper . |
| 9 | And once she 'd had the her arms in the dough , I had to stand by her side just to feed a drop of water gently . |
| 10 | This acts as a commitment payment and demonstrates the seriousness of the vendors confirming that it is not their intention just to test the water and withdraw . |
| 11 | It made her shudder just to think of how mindlessly she had behaved . |
| 12 | I even took its number just to prove how professional I was , not that I had any idea how it could help . |
| 13 | So everyone every everyone everyone should have a copy of the questions in their book just to tell what they 've worked on . |
| 14 | How he admired her ability just to walk out , disappear , leave everything and everyone . |
| 15 | Bearding the lion in his den just to ask about some knitting was a bad idea . |
| 16 | Yet you threw him out of his job just to make room for me . ’ |
| 17 | Sid 's the kinda hombre who does n't climb down from his saddle just to pander to the latest flight of fancy that the LA music scene has retched up , far preferring to follow his own happy trail . |
| 18 | I mean he did n't really give He was only you know just like erm just used his authority just to say Yeah . |
| 19 | Dr Jordan says he is not prepared to drop his standard just to save the NHS some money , and I am sure many people will agree . |
| 20 | A man might sell his soul just to bury his face in it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If Crosby , Stills and Nash or James Taylor came along now they 'd call themselves country just to get airplay , ’ observes London-based publicist Richard Wootton . |
| 22 | Can I ask our adviser just to give you a free phone call ? |
| 23 | So , then she said , oh right , I 'll get on your desk just to check that it 's alright , so she got , took my work essays off , and she got on my desk and then I said , oh I 'll help you down , so she sat on my desk to get off and of course it 's not attached |
| 24 | And I took a walk along our side-road just to check . |
| 25 | If hungry he 'd gnaw your ankle just to let you know to fill his bowl . |
| 26 | ‘ At least , I assume even you would n't be crazy enough to sprain your ankle just to get into my arms . ’ |