Example sentences of "[noun] be just [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Germans are just over the river there — I 'm off on a recce directly — and I have n't time to muck about . |
| 2 | A Noel Coward lyric goes ‘ Bad times are just around the corner ’ ( ‘ There are black clouds over the dark cliffs of Dover ’ ) and many homes this Christmas will be Dickensian in a depressing rather than a jolly sense . |
| 3 | It would be easy to be a prophet of doom and gloom in these difficult times but in business and in the Association , I sense a new spirit of optimism that better times are just around the corner and that we are at last seeing the tangible signs of recovery . |
| 4 | Yet the public is regularly given the impression that a general solution to the problem of natural-language understanding has been found , and that computers with the ability to chat to us and with various other human characteristics are just around the corner . |
| 5 | The way this business is moving , you really never know what exciting new opportunities are just around the corner . |
| 6 | ‘ Also , with Chernobyl still fresh in everyone 's mind I thought it might be a good idea to show that workers in the nuclear industry are just like the rest of us . |
| 7 | If you achieve this , then a record deal is just around the corner , and you will have earned yourself a strong negotiating position which should enable you to sign the deal you want and not the first deal that is offered . |
| 8 | Preston Street with its many varied restaurants is just around the corner . |
| 9 | My car 's just round the corner . ’ |
| 10 | Cos a few people are further out than me so cos Angie 's just up the road in Hamworth . |
| 11 | Illinois is just across the river and turn left … ’ |
| 12 | Finding it difficult to believe how controlled she 's being , Angelica says , ‘ Alina , the police constable 's car is just across the square . |
| 13 | The lovely Loch Ken is just across the way . |
| 14 | Waterways , a watering system designed for them , consists of a perforated funnel inserted when making up the basket so that its mouth is just above the compost level . |
| 15 | But , times are moving on , local government review is just round the corner , and erm , we see that grant maintained schools of course are coming along . |
| 16 | They ca n't stop the lorries coming over to the bakery cos the bakery 's just on the road can they ? |
| 17 | Britain 's most famous rock is just across the water . |
| 18 | Home Rule was just around the corner . |
| 19 | Daylight was just around the corner however , but by the time daylight did arrive , although she and her pride were very much certain that she 'd see Vendelin Gajdusek in hell before she ever spoke to him again , certain other practicalities had entered her head . |
| 20 | The friendly hotel Venezia , complete with swimming pool , two bars and snack bar is just across the road and is our base for Club activities for the Irene Studios . |
| 21 | And Flatford Mill is just up , Flatford Mill is just along the river there . |
| 22 | Gone are the days when Grandma lived down the road and Auntie Maud was just around the corner , each of them providing a comforting and experienced shoulder for the young mother to lean upon . |
| 23 | The cold weather payment scheme is still wholly inadequate , with thousands of pensioners whose incomes are just above the income support level receiving no extra help with their fuel charges . |
| 24 | With × 7 , Beta and Delta Equulei are just in the field with Epsilon Pegasi . |
| 25 | Spokesman John Dunwell said : ‘ Our premises in Zetland Road are just round the corner from from the town 's red light district and some of our members do not like using the building because of the district 's association with prostitution . |
| 26 | The critical moment is just after the recovery from the side-slip . |
| 27 | But now that retirement is just around the corner we are all really looking forward to spending more time there . |
| 28 | THE Bank of England last night sank lingering Tory hopes that the recovery is just round the corner . |
| 29 | Labour has campaigned strongly on its £1 billion ‘ recovery package ’ while Mr Lilley , a firm believer in Thatcherite non-intervention , has had to rely on promises that recovery is just around the corner . |
| 30 | The Bristol is just by the beach |