Example sentences of "just failed [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul Downton has just failed to reach a snick by Larry Gomes off Derek Pringle , and the response of Botham and Gower says it all . |
| 2 | Dowie had two chances to increase the lead after the interval , but just failed to reach a cross from Black and then saw a low shot kept out by the legs of goalkeeper Kapilarii . |
| 3 | Much later , Nevin , geed up by his goal , danced past two tackles along the byline and pulled back a cross which Aldridge just failed to reach . |
| 4 | WARRENDER 's Fraser Walker broke the British 100m medley record at yesterday 's Uncle Ben 's World Cup Meet in Sheffield , but just failed to collect a medal . |
| 5 | The court might hold that the existence of the default power precludes the tort action ; but if the authority has not just failed to act but has taken positive action , or if it has acted ultra vires , or if it has inflicted injury on the applicant greater than that suffered by other affected parties ( ‘ special damage ’ ) , a court might be prepared to allow a tort action even in the face of a statutory default power . |
| 6 | In between work on these sessions — and having just failed to squeeze in the Charlatans and Bob Geldof — he 's been releasing his own dance records under an assumed name and running his own record label , Foundation , for two years . |
| 7 | Swooping in on a spilled pass he gathered one-handed on the run for the winners ' fourth try , one that Rees just failed to convert . |
| 8 | Marti made 103 m.p.h. this time and Robinson just failed to beat it at 102 m.p.h. , leaving the large crowd breathless ! |
| 9 | EIGHT darts players from Croxdale , Spennymoor , Ferryhill and Middlesbrough just failed to beat the world record of 510,625 scored in 25s and bullseyes in 24 hours but still raised £2,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind . |
| 10 | However , the Australian Geoff Hunt , joint holder of the record of eight British Open titles , just failed to make it . |
| 11 | Emily Bond a new name from Gloucestershire did best of all … she beat Heidi Hogh 6-1 6-0 but just failed to make the quarter finals … |
| 12 | Although the business only just failed to meet the first target , it did become financially self-sustaining six months ahead of schedule . |
| 13 | She asked , ‘ What was that ? ’ as if she 'd just failed to catch some remark that Luke had made . |
| 14 | Oxton just failed to pull off victory at Hightown on a rain affected wicket . |
| 15 | Duncan Shearer just failed to get on the end of the youngster 's cross . |