Example sentences of "[vb past] just enough " in BNC.
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| 1 | On yet another level , however , de Gaulle provided just enough mystery about his own preferences to allow those who wanted to believe in " francisation " to go on believing that he shared their views . |
| 2 | They made just enough money busking for him not to have to go back to that . |
| 3 | Tom read just enough of it to see that it was a long way from West Hampstead and no one he knew had been killed or injured . |
| 4 | The stars and a thin crescent moon shed just enough light to show where the path led up through the trees . |
| 5 | Tallboy knew just enough of the probable training of youth workers to feel this might not be quite what the social studies lecturer had said . |
| 6 | He possessed just enough self-control to continue his gentle stroking of her , but both his arms now held her , and almost without her willing it McAllister 's crept around his neck , and unconsciously they sank , from their sitting position , on to the bed , to lie with McAllister 's head on the pillow , Dr Neil 's by her , he careful to lie still , to do nothing which might suggest any kind of bodily union . |
| 7 | She had just enough money . |
| 8 | This bit of park had just enough hint of wilderness to be readily transformed in imagination into prairie , canyon , rain forest , river delta , open sea . |
| 9 | When The Chameleons split , Fielding went from revered admiration ( especially in the United States ) to a council flat in Middleton where he had just enough money to get by . |
| 10 | I had just enough sense to appreciate that as a pain it rated no higher than a toothache . |
| 11 | She had just enough money left after selling up in Mexico to buy a small finca in Ibiza , where she settled in to survive on a war widow 's pension and the proceeds from her annual harvest of almonds . |
| 12 | She reckoned the rope had just enough slack in it to allow her to reach it . |
| 13 | He had just enough energy to plan an escape . |
| 14 | Bernice had just enough strength to raise her head and see past him . |
| 15 | But he had just enough quality not to blame others for his guilt . |
| 16 | You had just enough time to arrive and yet you chose not to do so . ’ |
| 17 | Marlene had stolen his jacket when he went to the loo , he had just enough money in his trousers to pay for the meal . |
| 18 | Fran had just enough time to catch a glimpse of the anger on his face , then they were past , heading for the exit ramp at breakneck speed . |
| 19 | As for the bunks that replaced them ( morgue slabs more like ) , they had just enough space if you played dead . |
| 20 | On balance , the large families left just enough people alive to keep the total population at a steady size . |
| 21 | Since under Israeli law a minister 's dismissal or resignation only took effect 48 hours after the initial announcement was made , Shamir left just enough time to clear the Cabinet of Labour ministers before the Knesset vote . |