Example sentences of "just [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in second-half Wanderers raised their game and at the end of the day they just failed to get a point . |
| 2 | I 'd just want to say a word of thanks . |
| 3 | Often people who share your compartment wish to relax and do not wish to indulge in polite conversation , they may just want to read a newspaper or magazine so we must respect their wishes . |
| 4 | So I have a list here now it is n't in the notes so you might just want to make a note of this . |
| 5 | The value of R5 is actually not particularly critical ; it just has to provide a minimum of 93µA to the base of TR2 . |
| 6 | Marlboro , for instance , does not have to show or even mention somebody smoking cigarettes — it just has to show a cowboy . |
| 7 | The first was a pang of sorrowing sympathy with the bereaved and weeping parents ; but this was quickly succeeded by a thrill of holy joy that the lovely flower , which was just permitted to take a glimpse of earth , was so soon removed from all earthly contamination ! |
| 8 | Just want to say a couple of |
| 9 | Right : If your floorboards are even , but discoloured , or if you just want to give a floor the individual touch without spending too much , why not use paint to create colourful patterns and an interesting effect |
| 10 | He 'd be jolly with the guards , telling them , ‘ It 's OK thanks , I just want to lose a bit of weight , ’ and hold his belly , saying , ‘ Look at all this fat . ’ |
| 11 | If you 're interested in spending some time with people who know what you 're going through , or you just want to watch a video , then you do n't need to make an appointment . |
| 12 | Erm I just want to fake a letter . |
| 13 | I just want to take a shower . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 's all right , angel , ’ Bernice said , offering her hand and pulling the girl to her feet , ‘ I just want to take a look at this thing we 're in . |
| 15 | I just want to take a look . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ We 've been doing M&A for years but do n't have the same profile as others because we do it for private clients who just want to sell a company or buy one . ’ |
| 17 | I just want to have a word with someone . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I just want to have a word with Suzi . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I just want to have a look around it . |
| 20 | it 's not a problem so if you just want to have a look round up there and sort of come here |
| 21 | I just want to have a child of my own . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I just want to make a couple of movies a year . ’ |
| 23 | and is that , I always feel threatened or paranoid I just want to make a point on on paragraph seven the rule in which to review the is that my understanding that review will be about the role and of the rule in which the . |
| 24 | Yes , but I just want to make a point here . |
| 25 | Consequently , wherever we appear in public enormous crowds of staring ( but not hostile ) faces cluster round us — even if we just stop to buy a post-card . |
| 26 | Try to learn to tell the difference between people who are just wanting to have a row and people who REALLY want to know more about Jesus . |
| 27 | ‘ I just came to find a book … ’ |
| 28 | I 'm just waiting to open a letter and hear your voice from far away when I read it . |
| 29 | What sort of timescale are you looking at to move , really just waiting to get a buyer on yours or |
| 30 | And as luck would have it , I just happen to have a list of apparently germane truths which I have been maturing during the last month or so , after being worsted in various conversations . |