Example sentences of "[verb] they were just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were kidding themselves if they believed they were just electing a bunch of councillors to run local services . |
| 2 | Grinning as they approached — as well they might ! — pretending they were just passing by , brimming with glee , big muscular athletic boys . |
| 3 | She says they were just hoping they would go away without doing anything stupid . |
| 4 | But the defendants claimed they were just using the boards to shelter behind on a windy day , while they had a cup of tea . |
| 5 | At first you 'd think they were just looking but really they were turning things over and over in their hands to see how they were made and checking out the cut so they could rip them off . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I was shocked in the sense that I knew what inspectors could do , but I was n't worried because I thought they were just wasting their time . ’ |
| 8 | I finally realized something was up because people were yelling at me — I thought they were just trying to get on but then I realized what was up , and I hit the button again . |
| 9 | I thought they were just gon na be a load of . |
| 10 | Anti-Nazi League festivals , at which The Stranglers were so familiar that everyone probably thought they were just park trees . |
| 11 | I thought they were just going to X-ray me back , but they X-rayed everything . |
| 12 | I think they were just taking the piss . |
| 13 | I think they were just going through the motions of what had worked before . |
| 14 | Thinking they were just showing their age — most tourists here are 50-plus — my companion and I clambered in . |
| 15 | So we basically done to what that is although they said they were just gon na dri , drill a one point nine five |
| 16 | Said they were just checking on their contacts . ’ |
| 17 | What if I said they were just playing at being drop-outs ? |