Example sentences of "just as well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are making a jacket , hand sewing will serve just as well since you would not hesitate to hand sew a knitted jacket . |
| 2 | Perhaps this was just as well since the jolly but rather juvenile japes her sister embarked upon might not have pleased her . |
| 3 | But this position is not obligatory ; which is just as well since I take the arguments of chapters 4 and 5 to have refuted it . |
| 4 | He never was — which was just as well since fate brought him a series of posts whose functions were not calculated to endear him to the public or the party . |
| 5 | ‘ Just as well that the Germans are on the other side of Seine : I can sleep late today . ’ |
| 6 | IT IS just as well that Britain 's banks chose 1989 to increase their provisions on third-world loans . |
| 7 | Perhaps it was just as well that there did n't seem to be any extra business around tonight . |
| 8 | It is just as well that I am not a serious researcher of times past . |
| 9 | But perhaps it was just as well that she had this shock , for in her relief at finding the injury comparatively slight , she forbore to say very much about the unexpected guest . |
| 10 | It 's just as well that Mum 's 2:7 Group are still on the go or else we would n't know anything . |
| 11 | Perhaps it is just as well that we are travelling by imagination and not with our physical senses , because many of the towns and cities still carry open sewers in the streets . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's just as well that mam 's here with us , is n't it , or I 'd have no honour , at least not in the eyes of the people around World 's End . ’ |
| 13 | It was just as well that he did n't know my long-term aim was to be a pro golfer . |
| 14 | Just as well that Neil Mallender is having an impressive season and that the towering Dutchman ( yes , another ! ) |
| 15 | Consequently it is just as well that the injection of expert opinion is one of the functions of the contemporary House of Lords . |
| 16 | But in spite of everything perhaps it was just as well that none of the things they could see … none of the plump fish or chickens being toasted on skewers , none of the creamy breads , chapatis , nan , and parathas , none of the richly bubbling curries and glistening mounds of rice , which the skeletons ' scarlet rimmed eyes could see in their lenses and at which they glared for hour after hour that none of these things were available , for in their starved and debilitated condition it was very likely that a heavy curry would have killed them as dead as a cannon ball . |
| 17 | And it was just as well that she did so because Harry appeared at that moment , to lead her out for sherry and soda . |
| 18 | It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein . |
| 19 | It was just as well that Alan did decide to complete the diet after six weeks , as it turned out that many of his vitamin and mineral levels were sinking fast . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , then , ’ he said smugly , ‘ it 's just as well that I have worked something out for you , is n't it ? |
| 21 | As things turned out , it was probably just as well that I was brought gently back to earth by Beryl , who from one of the Trust 's head offices masterminds the working holidays with military precision , advised me that the only available option was a 21-plus Acorn Project at Clumber park in Nottinghamshire . |
| 22 | Just as well that she had been at least spared the ordeal of having to face him this morning . |
| 23 | Robbie was terribly tempted to ask how he would describe the glamorous-looking Petula , so perhaps it was just as well that at that moment they came in sight of the first lock . |
| 24 | Just as well that Wolves were having their problems too — with the post , the bar . |
| 25 | It is just as well that Plainsong seemed to take to the track on her debut in the Fillies ' Maiden she was aimed at the race because owner Peter Innes was a steward at the meeting . |
| 26 | It is perhaps just as well that the English can not understand Burns or they would probably also hijack him . |
| 27 | It is just as well that the tax price index , introduced by Nigel Lawson in an attempt to distract attention away from the inflationary impact of switching taxation from direct to indirect taxes , has never caught on as an indicator . |
| 28 | The realistic Dods admitted afterwards : ‘ While it was a relief to get back scoring again , the fact remains that with other threatened clubs earning points elsewhere in the country , it was just as well that we took something from this one . ’ |
| 29 | This is just as well because high interest rates have led to some of Wehmiller 's customers in the UK deferring capital purchases in the short term . |
| 30 | He also enjoys the training , which is just as well because it is so competitive . |