Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] just [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried a pink old lady with the future of the universe mapped on her face with linear symbols just waiting to be decoded by anyone who had the wisdom and the patience to want to do so . |
| 2 | The grass was lucky if it grew , was shone upon and rained upon , and was not burned , and was not pulled up by the roots , or poisoned , or buried when the ground was turned over , and some bits just happened to be on a line that humans wanted to walk on , and so got trampled , broken , pressed flat , with no malice ; just effect . |
| 3 | Very often , these mutually unintelligible and exclusive ethnic cultures just happen to be the same as the groups which common sense tells us are ‘ races ’ . |
| 4 | Refrigeration was in its infancy , so that perishable goods just had to be sold which meant that prices were gradually reduced in the hour or so before closing time . |
| 5 | Pilkington disliked the impression conveyed that these friendly personalities just happened to be recommending products as though they were disinterested parties . |
| 6 | The mountains hang everywhere , big vertical peaks just waiting to be climbed . |
| 7 | Heavily wooded hills climbed high above the railway line , dotted with small villages just beginning to be bathed in the warm light of the rising sun . |
| 8 | Nestling off the east coast of Thailand , the island offers 247 square kilometres of forested hills , deserted coves and wide , sandy beaches just waiting to be enjoyed . |
| 9 | Welcome to Northampton — a town full of hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered . |
| 10 | Local elections just tend to be national reflect the national concerns , issues or reflects the unpopularity of the government pa of the governing party or whatever , yeah . |
| 11 | I mean most women just want to be good at something , they 've got good-at minds , and they mean deftness and a flair and good taste and what-not . |