Example sentences of "just [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I just lived for the minute ; if my tongue and lips and fingers travelled freely over her , that was good enough for forever .
2 The test of whether there are unobservable electrons can not be the test just given for the presence of dragons .
3 Drill a hole just oversize for the bolt head diameter , about ¼ to ⅜in deep .
4 Partly as a result of this unexpected support , the band decided to release the Ukrainian Peel sessions on a 10-inch mini-LP , ‘ Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela ’ , no doubt most fans just asked for The Wedding Present 's Ukrainian album .
5 ‘ No particular place , just to drive for the joy of it , side by side into the rising sun .
6 It 's just change for the sake of it . ’
7 I was n't going to court to get the order reduced , just stopped for a while until I get a job .
8 Just stopped for a look at the map , ’ Ivy told him .
9 Right , well let's just think for a minute exactly what you just said , can you repeat to me roughly what you 've just said ?
10 She just goes for a walk .
11 The four of us ( Kev , Mark H , Kirsty , and me ) wanted to go , but copped out after we got soaked just queueing for a burger outside the ground .
12 And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course .
13 ‘ Let's just wait for a while , eh ?
14 Now ladies and gentlemen if you have any questions we 'll be happy to answer them for you Can you just wait for the microphone because the guys at the back ca n't hear the question
15 ‘ I 've just come for the skirt your mum 's fixed for me , ’ she said .
16 My patience snapped and I said : ‘ Do shut up and just listen for a moment . ’
17 DARLINGTON Harrier Ruth Williams was just pipped for a hat-trick of victories in the Mandale Harriers Cyril Elliott Memorial meeting at Middlesbrough on Saturday .
18 Sorry to disappoint you , but I 'm afraid you were just pipped for the star prize .
19 ‘ He likes to be adored of course , and maybe he 's just lobbying for an extension of his fan club , but I would n't have thought he was that desperate .
20 ‘ No , I was just lookin' for a bit more money , honest , ’ gasped Dolly , the knife a hideous threat .
21 Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ?
22 If you break down on a motorway , do not leave your car , just wait for the motorway patrols to find you .
23 ‘ Oh , I ca n't do the noises , ’ said Tommy , ‘ but just wait for the smell ! ’
24 , can I just speak for a minute .
25 He just came for the money every day .
26 Just relax for a while . ’
27 Without thinking , I said , ‘ No thanks , I 'm just looking for a man . ’
28 You 're just looking for a date of today .
29 Yeah I was just looking for a memory jogger here , I just could n't remember what it was
30 I was just looking for a reference
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