Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] just enough [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'd always give you just enough help , and no more . |
| 2 | He allowed them just enough milk to supplement the grass they were learning to eat and then pushed them aside , replacing their mouths on the teats with his fingers , squeezing the milk in short squirts into a frothing bowl on the ground below . |
| 3 | Give them just enough food for them to be able to work for their keep . |
| 4 | They give you just enough money to survive . |
| 5 | That 's what record companies do , they give 'em just enough money to go and make a single , tell 'em they 're gon na make them into stars and the next minute , they do n't push the single , they do n't bother with it . |
| 6 | For a second I thought he was going to hit me , but then he reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a wallet that he unfolded and thrust towards me , giving me just enough time to see that he held the rank of chief inspector , one of the highest ranks in the Bahamian police force , then the wallet was snapped shut and Deacon Billingsley moved to stand very close to me , so close that I could smell the cigar smoke on his breath . |