Example sentences of "[conj] [be] just [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long-wavelength infrared comes from cooler clouds that are just beginning to contract to form stars . |
| 2 | Breathlessly , Belinda arrived at the artist 's side , her cheeks burning at having to intrude on a conversation that was just getting established again after Greg 's tactless attempt at humour . |
| 3 | But what you do n't want is a series of conversations with two or three different people all of whom really want you to go away and are just trying to pass the buck to someone else . |
| 4 | the problems will just increase , and the poor and are just going to get poorer . |
| 5 | I think you will destroy them ; you are a ruthless woman ; how ruthless I am yet to know and am just beginning to discern . |
| 6 | Climbed a very high hill today called An Teallach and am just starting to recover now . |
| 7 | They had for many years been letting cottages — although many more than we — and were just starting to think of selling up and living a quieter life . |
| 8 | It is obvious that Alison has not recovered in any sense , and is just managing to keep out of hospital by maintaining her weight at a low but not life-threatening level . |
| 9 | He was on crutches for three or four months and was just beginning to recover when a stomach malignancy had to be treated by very extensive surgery . |
| 10 | There was a big owd fly settled on the smithy door ; and this owd boy took off his hat and was just a-goin' to swipe this fly off the door . |
| 11 | She had braked the pram outside a newsagent and was just stooping to pick up Charlotte and take her inside for the chocolate , when she thought : I must n't . |