Example sentences of "[verb] just [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People will wonder if it is their fault that the person who died in the road traffic accident perhaps was not looking where they were going because of being preoccupied with what was happening just before they left home . |
| 2 | ‘ We found that there was a lot of problematical sickness in the non-certified days , ie a lot of people were coming back to work just before they needed a doctor 's certificate . |
| 3 | With a single bloom , we have to work just before the petals open . |
| 4 | The telephone had rung just as she 'd finished washing her hair , so it had dried all wild and was now held back with an orange-and-shocking-pink striped scarf , off which Ethel had chewed one of the corners . |
| 5 | But that afternoon , something made her hesitate just before she stepped out from behind the curtain . |
| 6 | He he does n't raise his voice he just looks just or |
| 7 | Above : Sparkling Crystal Gold finish from Mazda 's Images collection looks just as appealing when bulbs are not lit . |
| 8 | ‘ Looks just as I expected , ’ Patrick said , plugging in the kettle . |
| 9 | The game from that period looks just as it did when the original agreement was concluded — because of the infinite horizon assumption every subgame is identical to the original game — and so if it was in the firms ' interests to negotiate that agreement initially it will be in their interests now to renegotiate that agreement . |
| 10 | Barbara Stanwyck spent her whole career suffering and dying just because the dreamership could n't stand to see a woman come first . ’ |
| 11 | Her mother had surprised everyone by dying just as they were recovering from her husband 's death . |
| 12 | Sales started to tumble just as dealings in the shares began , but Stock Exchange rules meant boss Tim Parker had to wait until September to warn the market . |
| 13 | Alternatively , the Carrion can attack just as the adventurers reach the final approaches to the Castle , as detailed below . |
| 14 | Whichever option you choose , we will send you a statement every three months which will show all transactions on the Account and let you know just where you stand . |
| 15 | So the most valuable contribution the correct shaft can give is an increased sense of feel throughout the swing , letting you know just where the clubhead is . |
| 16 | There was only so much she could take , and she did not know just when her breaking-point might come . |
| 17 | This last item had caused them some concern when the bag had been unzipped just after the plane landed , but Grandson Richard had thrust the book among the papers without glancing inside . |
| 18 | Bob Sawyer is one of her lodgers ; he owes her rent , which this ‘ little fierce woman ’ bounces in to demand just before his guests arrive for a bachelor party . |
| 19 | It 's hard for him to accept that everyone is different in every aspect of their biology — men have different sperm counts just as they have different numbers of hairs on their head or different eye colours . |
| 20 | To encourage just and honourable practice and discourage malpractice . |
| 21 | The pain barriers appear just as in marathon running and , as in other endurance sports , many people withdraw , suffering from either dehydration or cramp . |
| 22 | ‘ I wo n't deny that , Mrs Wilson , but there was a period , just before she disappeared … well , I say just before she disappeared but it may have been going on for years , I do n't know … there was a period when she was very unhappy , very unhappy indeed . ’ |
| 23 | It was clear something special would be required to break the deadlock , and Mendonca provided just that when he unleashed his tremendous 25-yard drive past the helpless Miklosko . |
| 24 | Maybe because tonight the warning had been a long time sounding , had started its tormented wailing just when everyone began to think the bombers were n't coming . |
| 25 | Pamela Wray was found hanged just before she was due to start a new term . |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps she moved just before Melanie died , ’ Bridget suggested . |
| 27 | Really , we moved just before the recession took hold , otherwise we could n't have done it . |
| 28 | One quality which that work has in abundance is the Beowulfian ‘ impression of depth ’ , created just as in the old epic by songs and digressions like Aragorn 's lay of Tinúviel , Sam Gamgee 's allusions to the Silmaril and the Iron Crown , Elrond 's account of Celebrimbor , and dozens more . |
| 29 | If you get it right the engine will catch just as it slows almost to a halt and , to the accompaniment of a swirling grey cloud of oily smoke stage right , the hiccupping bass thumping will grow into the irregular loping lumpy grumble of a healthy Pratt 986 . |
| 30 | On Friday night , Tina phoned just after Jack had come back from the supermarket with the weekend shopping . |