Example sentences of "or [adv] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of And yet in the third paragraph , for instance , gives the impression that the writer is thinking aloud , or perhaps just moving back and forth along the same line of argument — as one would do in chatting to a friend — rather than firmly wrapping up one stage in the argument before moving on to the next as is the case in the German text . |
| 2 | Well we 've always wanted to have a go at windsurfing ; visit Ibiza Town … or perhaps just climb back onto that sunbed ! |
| 3 | I may read the papers , or perhaps just stay in bed wondering if there 's anything on the doorstep . |
| 4 | You diet , or perhaps just try to change to better food , or to increase exercise . |
| 5 | To his embarrassment , the lawyer at the hearings then obliged him to go through a whole code-sheet to get the names into the record , or perhaps just to entertain the audience . |
| 6 | Whether you want to be ultra-feminine and coy with a tiny dinky bag , or to use a chic leather box to give out vibes of power and control , or perhaps just want to splash out on serious quality in a crazy colour the handbag is the lifestyle message of the season . |
| 7 | If I had been a marquis , I felt , I would still have been in bed or perhaps just parting the curtains and peering out to see what kind of day it was But Lord Hulton worked all the time , just about as hard as any of his men . |
| 8 | Yeah , it was alright but I 'd I 'd more or less just met your mom then you see and I 'd already arranged to go skiing . |
| 9 | it 's more or less just to say you 've got something |
| 10 | But I think that was when I was in the sea holding on to the bit of foam , and more or less just let myself float under the water , but me arm was round the top of the bit of foam , on the surface , and I think it got burnt by the the heat off the platform then . |
| 11 | So that a large part of every day is not determined by thought at all , it more or less just happens because of habit . |
| 12 | Well , maybe ‘ blossom ’ is an exaggeration , but I told Gillian one or two of Oliver 's jokes , and we talked about being apprehensive over coming to the group , and then it emerged that she was half-French , and I had something to say about that , and the estate agent tried to bring in Germany but we were n't having any of it , and before I knew where I was I had half-turned my shoulder to exclude the other chap and was saying , ‘ Look , I know you 've only more or less just arrived , but you would n't like a spot of supper would you ? |
| 13 | They did do it , like you say it was more or less just covering for itself now and then use |
| 14 | I said that the Occidental are gon na They 'll either willingly pay or they 're going have to pay a lot of compensation to the bereaved and er fund more or less just going to top up any money when it 's probably not going to be necessary in the long run . |
| 15 | What Tumbleweed are doing is more or less just putting the two approaches together . |
| 16 | Cos I did erm I was thinking we 're going through this fairly quickly are they really taking it in so I s we stopped after I re reached a certain point and I spent the next sort of half an hour or so just asking them questions and some of the things they got right , some they got wrong so I went back over them until we got it right so sort of help to confirm things . |
| 17 | The adoral shields are short , rectangular in shape , they do not or only just separate the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate . |
| 18 | O. valenciennesi rufescens differs from O. valenciennesi Lyman ( Challenger Stn 192 off Kei Is 236 m ) in the following respects : the disk spinelets are not as rugose as those of O. valenciennesi and the adoral shields do not or only just separate the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate , those of O. valenciennesi are more wing-like and extend to the genital slits . |
| 19 | The adoral shields are long wing-like and flared distally separating or only just separating the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate . |
| 20 | If you are just starting out again on a career or even just looking for a ‘ job ’ , the next exercise is to help you . |
| 21 | ‘ If so I 'll walk down with you , and then we might do a bit of visiting afterwards or even just go for a walk . ’ |
| 22 | If the landowner 's compensation amounts to £200 , or even just tips over to £101 , then his agent will notch up to £170 . |
| 23 | Anyway , you could ask for the prices to be faxed back to you , or even just posted . |
| 24 | So saying , when my wife Catherine died of cancer , Anthea sent me persistent invitations to spend a few days at her cottage , or even just come for a meal . |
| 25 | How could such predictable junk fare , however hard , be compared to the excitement of conquering Il Duce or Caveman , climbing the tremendous granite routes of Chair Ladder and Bosigran , embarking on any route at Carn Gowla , or even just soloing on the sensuous jug pulling of Sennen — all untamed and wonderfully sculptured cliffs , free from the canker of distracting metal . |
| 26 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 27 | Playing your part can be as simple as being a good neighbour — keeping an eye on a neighbour 's house while they 're away ; or even just letting the Police know if you see someone acting suspiciously around cars or property . |
| 28 | Bursting a good big dam , or even just letting it overflow , is almost as satisfying as planning and building it in the first place . |
| 29 | People do n't seem to look at other people , whereas in the towns and villages in the north that I have known the locals will bid you good day or smile as you go in and out of shops or even just crossing the street . |
| 30 | What makes it so special is the people who live and work there , who do n't just talk about the need for alternative technologies , or even just demonstrate workable alternatives but actually live by them . |