Example sentences of "be just [conj] " in BNC.

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31 Have you come to scorn me , to poke holes in my skin with those rag-and-bone nails , or to console me , saying , Claudia , I know you , you are just as I am , you are a lonely dandelion , as I am .
32 We are just as determined that people in Northern Ireland should benefit from the Government 's reforms , including fund-holding practices , and therefore they will be introduced at the earliest possible date .
33 The practical result of this is that when we study the individual child we see a succession of stages of development which from the point of view of the id are just as they should be and — because the id is the oldest , most fundamental and , from the point of view of the instinctual drives which originate it , the most important agency — are just what they should be .
34 Because that ‘ perfectly ’ , that ‘ here ’ , are just as limiting in their way as ‘ with ’ and ‘ about ’ .
35 Robins played crap vs SCUM , so lets hope they are just as crap vs us .
36 I do n't think he knows what he 's giving me 'cos you 're just as addicted to them as you are to smack .
37 Because the real problem , Rory , my sweet , is that you 're just as attracted to him as he is to you . ’
38 That would be just after you decided not to declare exterminatus after all …
39 That seems unusual , but it may be just that the home warren attracted more elil than other places .
40 ‘ It might be just that he 's one of their flock . ’
41 Strachan : Showed some lovely touches but seemed to be just that bit too slow .
42 To be just when you have not received justice .
43 Mr Andrew Collins , QC , for the wives — who were not legally aided — suggested it would be just if those responsible for the ‘ singularly inept ’ drafting of the poll tax legislation were ordered to pay the costs bill .
44 The speed may be just because I 'm press , of course — Which ? magazine said this week the AA is slowest of the big motoring organisations to answer a call .
45 Can this be just because er incomes have risen ?
46 It could be just because he 's lazy .
47 They 've changed all the things that used to be just because they know Like form twos always used to have an end of term leaving party .
48 Care , of course , has to be taken not to equate , by necessity , duration with severity , for a child might be just as traumatized by one incident as by a succession of repeated incidents over time .
49 The majority of women do undertake paid work in their later middle life , and it can be just as wrenching for them to leave it as for men .
50 Remember that a child can be just as upset by the death of a beloved animal as by a human so do your best not to trivialise their grief at such times .
51 While shoot 'em up and take no prisoner-type games may put you firmly into the hand-relief category , other games can be just as telling .
52 It can be just as filling and comforting as a hot dish , while at the same time far lighter — a good thing if you are stuck behind a desk most of the day .
53 I expected the Polynesians there to be just as subject to the ailments of the flesh as anywhere else in the world — especially polio — otherwise what would they need a doctor for ?
54 It would be just as mistaken to assume that pensions legislation was always indicative of concessionary responses to mounting pressure on behalf of the particular groups that eventually benefited .
55 The Stop the M12 group is also opposed to upgrading the A12 , fearing this would be just as damaging to the environment .
56 The latter are quite as real as the former , may have equally far-reaching results and can be just as limiting to the quality of life in the individual concerned .
57 The boy 's parents may still deny his sexual adulthood , or the girl 's will very probably be just as alarmed .
58 Second , because its hidden curriculum can be just as undermining to our real intentions as that of the former withdrawal system .
59 Traditionally land has been valued mainly for its intrinsic worth as a factor of production , but with the growth of recreation and tourism , land in the form of landscape can be just as , if not more , valuable a resource .
60 Whose joy to find you may be just as feigned .
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