Sentence beginning with JUST

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Mad-ox

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Is this sentence correct grammatically?


Just their steps could be heard for a while.









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Narrator: They (a man and a woman) were walking towards the bus station at night. Just their steps could be heard for a while.
 

bhaisahab

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Is this sentence correct grammatically?


Just their steps could be heard for a while.









Context:
Narrator: They (a man and a woman) were walking towards the bus station at night. Just their steps could be heard for a while.

Yes, it's grammatical.
 

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I would prefer "Only their steps ..." but "Just" is OK too.
 
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