Example sentences of "[pron] [be] just about [art] " in BNC.
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1 | That particular guy was the first person out , then I was just about the second out . |
2 | We have a form of presidential government in which she operates like a sovereign in her court ’ , which is just about the most toughly worded formulation of the case for Mrs Thatcher as Queen Boadicea driving a chariot of conviction politics through the conventions of collective Cabinet government . |
3 | Furthermore , liking the bulbs for dividing is bound to disturb the roots of the roses , which is just about the worst thing you can do to them . |
4 | ‘ They had a special route round the garden which was just about a mile , and they put one stone down every time they passed it ’ , the assistant gardener Fred Drury observed . |
5 | You are just about a match for anyone , are n't you ? ’ |
6 | You 're just about the same height |
7 | ‘ In fact , making love to you is just about the very last thing on my mind at the moment . ’ |
8 | I , we 're just about the middle of the road with it er , |
9 | I think the other feature of the system is — and I think people generally do n't realize what a remarkable it is — we 're just about the only country in the world that has this system , and we are remarkably successful in involving ordinary members of the community in the administration of justice , both in our lay magistrates system and in our jury system . |
10 | There are just about the right number of ladies to infuriate the right-thinking and to make effective use of primary colours as highlight and contrast ; Kate Hoey in lime , Gillian Shephard in vivid egg custard , Alice Mahon in a fetching cerise , Glenda Jackson in a decent , sombre , high-necked red , Margaret Beckett , that oldtime leftist , even had a floor-cross royal blue . |
11 | But there 's just about every artefact from the past on sale . |
12 | When it comes to the plants , there is just about no limit . |
13 | ‘ They were just about the only times we set eyes on them , ’ she went on . |
14 | it 's just about a little lad that you know |
15 | In fact , it 's just about the complete opposite of the way that I do things . |
16 | There 's nothing linear about it at all ; it 's just about the vibe of the place , the people , the way they live , the way they feel . |
17 | So it 's just about the right time |
18 | Right now it 's just about the most serious little piss-pot of a frog pox-factory in the whole world . ’ |
19 | I said yes automatically — it 's just about the best Pakistani restaurant in town . |
20 | If you want , you can walk right into the cirque from the mouth , over grass first of all , but then across the stone-strewn floor ; it is just about a mile to the furthest rock face . |
21 | Tip on the concrete and level out with a rake until it is just about the level of the formwork |
22 | ‘ If you did that , then it is just about the greatest miracle a person has ever performed since the time of Jesus . ’ |
23 | Now , however , the book has attracted attention for another reason : it is just about the only book on art to have appeared in Russia in recent times . |
24 | It is just about the only fact which is unquestionably true . |
25 | At a time when the world is struggling to get out of recession , it is just about the worst thing that could happen . |
26 | It was just about a hundred kilometres to Bad Schwarzendorn , with Paderborn — another town with a British garrison — shortly before it . |
27 | It was just about a half a mile of water to cross . |
28 | ‘ It was just about the only song I knew the words to and was an impromptu thing , but it got things started . |
29 | With its two twin towers of baroque grey stone , it was just about the only building in Moon Beach that was n't either white or pale-blue . |
30 | ‘ It was just about the time yer was gettin' married . |