Example sentences of "just [v-ing] to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose he does n't want to be seen to be just reacting to your letter he 's obviously started doing these things off his own bat anyway has n't he ? |
| 2 | ‘ No , I … was just going to my room . ’ |
| 3 | The Chancellor — clearly just clinging to his job — told Ministers at a Cabinet meeting yesterday that they must slash millions off their budgets . |
| 4 | ‘ I was just saying to my friend , there she is scribbling again . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was just saying to my friend Chatterton that it 's really very dangerous to travel on tubes these days . |
| 6 | Yes , I , I was actually just saying to my wife last night , erm , who would have ever thought that in the same year , we could have lost two of the greatest wing-halves , as they were in those days , but I suppose mid-field players they 'd be known as today , who 'd |
| 7 | ‘ I was just talking to my bookie , ’ he said crisply , which was the way he treated money troubles . |
| 8 | He was just warming to his task when Reed sold him out . |
| 9 | Now I suppose this is just appealing to my sense of power or something , being able to walk in and take charge and in a minute or two they 've settled down and they 're not panicking because you 've arrived and all their burdens are on your shoulders and they do n't have to worry any more because the doctor 's there … this I find profoundly satisfying as long as I can , in fact , cope with what 's happening . |