Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] just [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know it was just a thought . |
| 2 | Did he think she was just a face and body , a woman so enamoured of herself and her career that she had no emotions ? |
| 3 | His nimbleness around the three clever stage sets , Sophie 's room , the BFG 's Cave in the Giant 's Country , and the palace ballroom , made one forget he was just an ordinary person . |
| 4 | I did not realise it was just a question of dialect ; I thought it was a question of grammar or , if you do not like that word , of logic . |
| 5 | I do n't think it was just the change of publisher that did so much for this author , but her works have become more powerful . |
| 6 | Do you think it was just an excuse to get me out ? " |
| 7 | ‘ My brother Charles seemed to naïvely imagine you were just the person to put everything right , ’ she said , picking her words carefully , trying to control the fury chilling her inside . |