Example sentences of "just [v-ing] his " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | He was sleeping with one arm encircling his head , small podge of fingers just touching his cheek . |
| 2 | It was as if he was just biding his time . |
| 3 | So many times she had felt as if he had just steamrollered his way right over her , refusing to listen to her arguments , just using his overpowering physical and mental strength to get his own way . |
| 4 | Just bringing his now . |
| 5 | He was just checking his facts with me . |
| 6 | Doors previously bolted shut have miraculously swung open , people are not just returning his calls , they 're phoning him . |
| 7 | He jogged easily back to his apartment , to snatch some breakfast , and was just passing his own car when Control made contact with him again through the bulky R/T he carried . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I do n't know … he 's just flexing his muscles . ’ |
| 9 | And also it was a trick question because Mother knew full well what had caused the bruises ; she was just testing his nerve . |
| 10 | Anyway , afterwards they chatted over tea in the BBC canteen , and then he escorted her towards Shepherd Bush tube station , just turning his head over his shoulder towards me . |
| 11 | To a degree Eliot is just reassuring his correspondent that he has not changed absolutely . |
| 12 | Across the road , Mr Zamoyski was just unlocking his shop when the postman arrived . |
| 13 | I was just getting his bottle |
| 14 | We 're just getting his presentation . |
| 15 | My placid father who was just wiping his hands suddenly became a raging bull ! |
| 16 | They wo n't be needed today , as the Inspecting Officer is just finishing his inspection of the band , and the parade will shortly be on the move . |
| 17 | In the dining-room , Goo-Goo was just finishing his unexpected supper . |
| 18 | Paul needs a clinging vine , a woman he can support and cherish , a placid , amenable , domesticated type with no outside interests , who 'll be happy just running his home and watching television with him . |
| 19 | An example is the appalling tragedy of lorry driver Leslie Parsons , who was killed last February when he was just doing his job . |
| 20 | He was just doing his duty . |
| 21 | ‘ He was just doing his bit towards victory . ’ |
| 22 | This was not accidental ; Loeb had moved from Germany to Chicago , where he influenced the young J. B. Watson , who was just starting his research career . |
| 23 | perhaps he was just admiring his new car |
| 24 | Speed did a fine job just modelling his Asics sportswear , Kelly played great , Dorigo played really well . |
| 25 | Tired I think , just nodding his head is n't he ? |
| 26 | He accomplished the most difficult of all sporting tasks : not just taking his team to the top but keeping it there . |
| 27 | ‘ Good morning , sir , last man just collecting his weapon — ammunition and stores all loaded in the truck — ready to go in two minutes . ’ |
| 28 | Anyway he 's just rotting his bowel , he 'll be rotting his liver next ! |
| 29 | He is still just rubbing his pain when he says that . |
| 30 | I get the impression he agrees with what I 'm saying and he 's just shaking his head at the sheer extent of human deviousness and spite . |