Example sentences of "not [verb] [prep] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do not want to just duplicate the work of other organisations , such as the Regular Forces Employment Agency , which has started to operate in the area . ’ |
| 2 | This is not confined to just making the applications do what they are supposed to but the whole concept of the Macintosh is that anyone can look after it . |
| 3 | As for what I meant by progressive methods , he did not believe in just filling children with data , if that 's what I meant . |
| 4 | But he 's not going to just sit there for long . |
| 5 | I 'm not going to just give up my — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He 's not going to just co-ordinate and consolidate any longer , ’ Muldoon said , with increasing nervousness . |
| 7 | However , the work of the Institute , through the Faculty , does not stop at just interpreting tax law and disseminating information . |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell is a man whose life revolves around cars , not satisfied with just racing them at speeds of up to 200 mph , his business life is based around them . |
| 9 | I ca n't comment without just looking at it Mark er I 'm afraid |
| 10 | Er we have n't used very much of it this year I mean I think er I mentioned a few weeks ago the , the question of trips out perhaps in the spring to do fish and that , we could consider er we do n't want to just go er accumulating money for the sake of it erm , we want to get some benefit out of the money we 've got . |
| 11 | On the other hand , I would n't want to just copy someone . |
| 12 | If you do n't want to just leave it and I just |
| 13 | I did n't want to just sit and |
| 14 | ‘ They did n't want to just kill me … |
| 15 | ‘ I mean , Delia , we 've had such a long association and a successful one , I 'd like to think , well , I do n't want to just lose touch . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't believe in just using monetary instruments . |
| 17 | ‘ I scored 20 goals in each of the last three seasons , but teams like Wimbledon ca n't afford to just go out and replace their top scorer at the drop of a hat . |
| 18 | They do n't know they is n't gon na just churn out , oh yeah well we 'd better pay that mate , eighteen thousand quid ! |