Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] just [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once or twice she said , ‘ It 's not right for you to have so much to do , Em , ’ but mostly she just took the tea and sipped it and looked at Emmie as if she was n't anyone she knew very well , any more . |
| 2 | Sometimes she wandered quietly about with measures and notebooks , but mostly she just sat and watched and listened . |
| 3 | But mostly I just felt my power ! |
| 4 | ‘ The boy waited ages at the open front door after he had delivered it , ’ he said , ‘ but eventually he just rode away . ’ |
| 5 | Individually , all their features were beautiful , but altogether they just missed being wholly lovely . |
| 6 | But it was pleasant to feel safe and looked-after , and another nice thing was that nobody remarked on , or even appeared to notice my absence of rings — except the Matron , who was inclined to toss her head a bit as she passed me , but perhaps she just had a tic . |
| 7 | Then , in response to my crestfallen look , he added kindly : ‘ Of course you did not look gay — you 're no screaming queen — but nevertheless I just knew . ’ |
| 8 | But somehow I just managed to miss Leading Aircraftsman by two per cent when I passed out . |
| 9 | She was nice , but somehow it just did n't feel right … ’ |
| 10 | She would have handed over to one of her colleagues , but somehow she just felt this case needed her personal attention . |
| 11 | I like to listen to the news , but yesterday it just gave me a headache . |
| 12 | Emmie was always frightened that he would say they could n't afford it and try to borrow money , but usually he just laughed and said there was n't any need , the girls could manage . |
| 13 | I think they thought they were supporting me , by saying , ‘ You 'll be OK ! ’ , but really it just increased my anxiety . |
| 14 | I did n't twig at the time but really she just wanted to hang out in the shop and she was coming up with any old excuse she could find to be in there . |
| 15 | Sometimes I 'd wear a headscarf , but mainly I just did n't go out . |
| 16 | But today he just carried on eating his pot roast with his head down , paying no attention at all to his argumentative brood . |
| 17 | It stalls , I stalled it tonight but well I just caught it . |
| 18 | In its native China , the wheelbarrow 's narrow wheel might have sliced through the mud and found rock beneath , but here it just cut deep into the sand . |
| 19 | We do n't say nothing on the way back , but sometimes we just burst out laughing for no reason at all . |
| 20 | But then something just clicked when he was about 15 . |
| 21 | But then I just told you that . |
| 22 | Well , now I 'd know what to do but then I just looked at him for help , and said , ‘ I do n't know any . |
| 23 | It certainly shook me when you came downstairs , but then I just thought my people might be away , and have let the cottage . |
| 24 | I thought she would grow really angry but instead she just pushed past me at the door . |