Example sentences of "is [adv] about the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The ride is firm , but there 's no body roll and the engine is just about the sweetest I 've ever had . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If you did that , then it is just about the greatest miracle a person has ever performed since the time of Jesus . ’ |
| 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 | ‘ Now that we know British food is just about the worst in the world , ’ says Jonathon Porritt , director of Friends of the Earth UK , ‘ how ironic it is that we and other rich nations are exporting fat and sugar to starving people in Africa and Asia . |
| 5 | Nostalgia , as recently deployed in the Prime Minister 's sepia invocation of the village bakery , is just about the worst instrument through which to view the future . |
| 6 | At a time when the world is struggling to get out of recession , it is just about the worst thing that could happen . |
| 7 | Aeroplane travel is just about the easiest . |