Example sentences of "just short [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the huge number of potential customers ( just short of a million ) and the fact that all copies of Gudok were delivered free on the railways , the circulation was a paltry 30,000 in June . |
| 2 | Jeff Dujon has tried to take evasive action from a ball that has climbed from just short of a length , but has gloved it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | However , in view of the fact that the fielding team is compelled to position two attacking fieldsmen , bowlers bowl either just short of a length hoping for a slip catch , or well up angling for a driven chance to short cover or mid-wicket . |
| 5 | Just short of a year later , on 1 September 1939 , came the real thing . |
| 6 | With his height , Walsh is obviously able to exploit bounce even on rather flat surfaces , and his stock ball to the right-hander is that which cuts back in , usually from just short of a length . |
| 7 | I had money only for something just short of a slum . |
| 8 | They decided to don boxing gloves and fight in a square ring , like professional boxers , so that they could employ full-power kicks and punches against one another , instead of having to let their attacks fall just short of a designated target area . |
| 9 | just short of a gallo yeah you need a bowl . |
| 10 | And then Nasser Hussain was caught in the gully as a brute of a delivery flew from just short of a length to take the shoulder of his bat . |
| 11 | During the experiment , BBC2 ran Westminster Week from 12 noon for just short of an hour . |
| 12 | East Germany 's first free and secret general election was held on March 18 , when the Alliance for Germany , formed by Christian Democrats in February [ see p. 37260 ] , performed unexpectedly well , winning 48.12 per cent of the vote and a total of 192 seats , just short of an absolute majority in the 400-seat unicameral Volkskammer . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A first round of presidential elections on Nov. 25 left Albert Zafy just short of an overall majority , according to the almost complete results available by early December . |
| 15 | Watching herself very carefully as the shaping increased at the neck , she realised how easy it was to stop just short by an inch or so and not clear the selector . |