Example sentences of "realised just what " in BNC.

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1 I almost ignored his last words because I was still thinking about Billingsley 's dishonesty , but then I realised just what McIllvanney had said and I frowned .
2 I put his age at forty , but even among men twenty years younger he would have been accounted handsome , and he knew it , for his expression showed both confidence and amusement as he continued to hold Ellen 's hand , and he showed even more amusement when she suddenly realised just what liberty she was thus granting him and jerked her fingers swiftly away .
3 But I do n't think we realised just what a hero Mansell is to the public .
4 It was only when his mouth claimed hers that some kind of reality surged back into her consciousness and her eyes flew wide open in horror as she belatedly realised just what was happening .
5 He grinned down at her and it was only then that she realised just what she had said .
6 ‘ They realised just what the people in Northern Ireland have been going through for 25 years .
7 I was delighted to be informed that I was one of the prize winners , but my delight turned to disappointment when I realised just what accepting the prize would involve .
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