Example sentences of "[vb past] just short [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia was clad in an outfit which like many very beautiful things stopped just short of being ridiculous , hovering on the brink of parody . |
| 2 | They stopped just short of where the path ended in the yard . |
| 3 | Conversation between brother and sister was conducted at a level of mutual aggression which stopped just short of exploding into a row . |
| 4 | He stopped just short of the swell of her breast . |
| 5 | The American fighter crashed just short of the runway at Upper Heyford , killing both men on board . |
| 6 | It pitched just short of the green and lazily rolled all the way into the cup . |
| 7 | The grim face , the extravagant salute and the loud stamp of his boots on the floorboards only fell just short of the military crime most disliked by superiors , dumb insolence . |
| 8 | Having made his way into the main draw via six rounds in the preliminary and qualifying competitions , he fell just short of a major upset in the first round proper . |
| 9 | For that year the comparable figure fell just short of half a million at 498,576 . |
| 10 | With 49.45 per cent of the vote , Herenton fell just short of an actual plurality , but did not have to undergo a runoff election as required in the past . |
| 11 | The 25,572 crowd at Ayresome Park on Wednesday night fell just short of capacity when Manchester returned around 400 tickets . |
| 12 | Akram then edged just short of slip , and clearly a stiff examination was being set out there by Malcolm , to whom the first comeback wicket had been ‘ like a drink of water to a thirsty man ’ . |