Example sentences of "just [v-ing] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was sleeping with one arm encircling his head , small podge of fingers just touching his cheek . |
| 2 | It was as if he was just biding his time . |
| 3 | He was just checking his facts with me . |
| 4 | Doors previously bolted shut have miraculously swung open , people are not just returning his calls , they 're phoning him . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , I do n't know … he 's just flexing his muscles . ’ |
| 6 | And also it was a trick question because Mother knew full well what had caused the bruises ; she was just testing his nerve . |
| 7 | Anyway , afterwards they chatted over tea in the BBC canteen , and then he escorted her towards Shepherd Bush tube station , just turning his head over his shoulder towards me . |
| 8 | To a degree Eliot is just reassuring his correspondent that he has not changed absolutely . |
| 9 | Across the road , Mr Zamoyski was just unlocking his shop when the postman arrived . |
| 10 | I was just getting his bottle |
| 11 | We 're just getting his presentation . |
| 12 | My placid father who was just wiping his hands suddenly became a raging bull ! |
| 13 | They wo n't be needed today , as the Inspecting Officer is just finishing his inspection of the band , and the parade will shortly be on the move . |
| 14 | Paul needs a clinging vine , a woman he can support and cherish , a placid , amenable , domesticated type with no outside interests , who 'll be happy just running his home and watching television with him . |
| 15 | ‘ He was just doing his bit towards victory . ’ |
| 16 | An example is the appalling tragedy of lorry driver Leslie Parsons , who was killed last February when he was just doing his job . |
| 17 | He was just doing his duty . |
| 18 | This was not accidental ; Loeb had moved from Germany to Chicago , where he influenced the young J. B. Watson , who was just starting his research career . |
| 19 | Speed did a fine job just modelling his Asics sportswear , Kelly played great , Dorigo played really well . |
| 20 | Tired I think , just nodding his head is n't he ? |
| 21 | He accomplished the most difficult of all sporting tasks : not just taking his team to the top but keeping it there . |
| 22 | ‘ Good morning , sir , last man just collecting his weapon — ammunition and stores all loaded in the truck — ready to go in two minutes . ’ |
| 23 | Anyway he 's just rotting his bowel , he 'll be rotting his liver next ! |
| 24 | He is still just rubbing his pain when he says that . |
| 25 | I get the impression he agrees with what I 'm saying and he 's just shaking his head at the sheer extent of human deviousness and spite . |
| 26 | ‘ He 's just putting his shirt on . |
| 27 | What about just putting his weapon on the ground ? |
| 28 | He was just lowering his glasses when the bell rang twice again . |
| 29 | ‘ The doctor is just making his rounds now . |
| 30 | He 's just adjusting his outfit as he 's in the car driving up the Tadcaster road and he looks with horror . |