Example sentences of "[vb past] 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 | But the defendants claimed they were just using the boards to shelter behind on a windy day , while they had a cup of tea . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I thought they were just gon na be a load of . |
| 6 | Anti-Nazi League festivals , at which The Stranglers were so familiar that everyone probably thought they were just park trees . |
| 7 | I thought they were just going to X-ray me back , but they X-rayed everything . |
| 8 | So we basically done to what that is although they said they were just gon na dri , drill a one point nine five |
| 9 | Said they were just checking on their contacts . ’ |
| 10 | What if I said they were just playing at being drop-outs ? |