Example sentences of "[noun] had just [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The three other members of the crew had just come back to the pump — we were doing " series pumping " — they had brought me a bottle of beer and I was taking a swig . |
| 32 | The Allied guns had just started up as I entered the orchard . |
| 33 | He said he was a reporter and he told me of the death of the King , the news had just come through . |
| 34 | We turned our ponies and galloped back to the Legation , where we learnt that news had just come in of a great victory for the Shoan army . |
| 35 | David Branch , Peter Evans and David Miller had just teed off at the 15th hole in a competition . |
| 36 | Ron had just put down the telephone . |
| 37 | She was sitting on her futon , bent over her feet , and had turned down her stereo because Brian had just marched in and requested her to do so . |
| 38 | Vague sounds from the adjoining room made her realize that her daughter had just got up . |
| 39 | The impression of a house where the occupants had just walked out for a stroll in the garden was very strong . |
| 40 | Lonrho had just bought out the brewing concern Heinrichs , which in 1964 had started another daily , called the Zambia Times , and a weekly , the Zambia News . |
| 41 | Fazal had just come in and they were talking . |
| 42 | At half-past nine she rang the police station and was told that DCI Harris had just gone out and was not expected back until after lunch . |
| 43 | Mandy had just left out one crucial detail when she had described the young woman who had arrived from England . |
| 44 | And in EastEnders Arthur Fowler had just come out of prison after getting into deep money trouble . |
| 45 | One of the young men had just come out of prison , and there were many cheerful jokes about his very short hair-cut . |
| 46 | Sandra had just arrived back in time to hear Mrs Foster 's grim assessment of the situation . |
| 47 | This guy who lives round the corner had just come out and he 'd started up in business again and he was laying it on me a gram at a time and I was doing it out in bags . |
| 48 | Burden had just come in , damp and disgruntled , when Wexford erupted bull-like from the lift . |
| 49 | Tremayne made more than his usual fuss over Fiona , sensing some sort of turmoil , telling her comfortably that Mackie had just come back from Ascot races where he 'd sent a runner for the apprentice race which had proved a total waste of time . |
| 50 | None of the vehicles had just picked up . |
| 51 | Too busy , Hamilton added drily , to be informed the Deputy Fuhrer of Germany had just dropped in . |
| 52 | Perdita had just walked in . |
| 53 | Four Tornados had just taken off — heading in loose formation towards the North Sea . |
| 54 | So we were back before the firebox , exhausted and happy , and Laura had just shut down the kiln , when Edward came round into the yard again . |
| 55 | It was true that a major problem had just cropped up which demanded immediate attention . |
| 56 | Dinah had just gone in with the dagger to smear the sleeping servants with blood . |
| 57 | An argument developed because Mr Brown told her that the new chauffeur the company had just taken on could use her car while she was away , as the car that had been ordered for him had not arrived . |
| 58 | Viola said she was going to sell the house , because it was too big for her ( Hilary had just moved out ) , and she found the stairs difficult — so what was she to do with Walter 's manuscripts and stuff , which were legally Mam 's ? |
| 59 | I pondered on the Italian touch Id experienced early that Sunday afternoon , and reflected on why the rest of the weekend had just fizzled out into one empty blank . |
| 60 | The article said the chairman of TV London had just taken up residence in the castle . |