Example sentences of "but [pers pn] could just [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost — but I could just make out a narrow stretch half-way over where the water flowed smooth and fast with each swell . |
| 2 | The lights were n't on but I could just see him . |
| 3 | The moon was low now , and there was not much light , but I could just see a small group of men on horses . |
| 4 | He had dark glasses on , but I could just see through them to his closed eyes . |
| 5 | The design was n't very clear , but she could just make out a building shaped like a tower , she thought , tracing the outline with her fingertip , and beneath it a flower which might or might not be a rose . |
| 6 | But we could just sense it . ’ |
| 7 | The dirty chipped name plate was difficult to read but he could just make out the word Nettles on it . |
| 8 | The cubicle was thick with fragranced fog but he could just make out a dark hunched shape on the floor near the door . |
| 9 | He sounded nervous , but it could just have been his telephone manner . |
| 10 | But it could just happen , because of the risks Prince Charles takes with his boys . |