Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] just about " in BNC.
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1 | It has to fend for itself , out of a budget that has just about risen with inflation in recent years . |
2 | They had waged three rounds of quick fire war in an all action bout that contained just about every move and punch in the sport . |
3 | And that had just about been that ! |
4 | This RTP ( reduce to products ) contract was expected to last two-and-a-half years , and has just about come to an end after less than two . |
5 | It is reported on the front page of The Times today that the common agricultural policy — that squalid policy which is costing British families an average of £18.50 a week each — will destroy the world free trade talks , which have been going on for four or five years , and involve just about every country in the world . |
6 | Stephenson commented that the US system by contrast is highly regulated and covers just about everything . |
7 | The list of fax cards and fax modems with which the software will work is extensive , and covers just about every piece of kit we can think of , which is reassuring . |
8 | It reads like a government White Paper , and contains just about as few laughs , examining the decline , identifying causes , allocating blame . |
9 | ‘ I 've had a broken nose , black eyes , split lips and banged just about every part of my body , ’ he says . |
10 | This was particularly appropriate because the ‘ Flickers ’ did just that ; they moved , ran , fell off bridges , drove trains through parlours , rode wild horses , attacked poor wee Indians , flew aeroplanes , and rammed just about every aspect of everything that normal people never did , on to a square screen in the local box of delights known as ‘ The Picters ’ , ‘ The Flicks ’ , or if you came from Clarkston , High Burnside , Shawlands or Jordanhill , ‘ The Cineemaaa ’ … |
11 | I was doing my third week as a young crime reporter and had just about finished my second and last story of the day when the phone rang . |
12 | I picked up reasonable speed and had just about regained my composure when a hand appeared on my left shoulder from behind ! |