Example sentences of "he [pron] had just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had tried to excuse our conduct by telling him we had just needed a wash . |
| 2 | When I had a chat with him he had just celebrated Gala 's triumph at Heriot 's FP U21 sevens , in which his centre was older brother Craig . |
| 3 | Kate told him what had just happened in Jason 's office . |
| 4 | Apparently Lilian 's arthritis was ‘ troubling her ’ and he himself had just had a ‘ nasty dose of flu ’ . |
| 5 | There he stood before the official inquiry in his crisp , bemedalled marine uniform , his voice breaking with emotion as he lectured the assembled politicians on what was in the nation 's interests as if he himself had just invented patriotism . |