Example sentences of "[conj] just about [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you know I went into that film it was just being launched in America , and there was a sort of prologue to the film and er I did n't know whether to , to become terribly angry or , or just about cry because the prologue was as if Britain was a sinking ship you know , this was the last we would see of this great thing and they made the most of it you know , like er i the g the film was the old private schools you know the old w well the public schools in England . |
| 2 | Nine yeah , came up caught that just about getting in there |
| 3 | ‘ Ah doubt this fuckin' place has even heard o ’ primavera , ’ Ward said in his foulest Glaswegian , and that just about summed it up . |
| 4 | And that just about sums you up , she thought wryly as the mischievous dimple came and went with his grin , but she wisely said nothing . |
| 5 | And then she slopped herself down , got a fag and just about choked me and Auntie Alice out and then she did start to speak . |
| 6 | Now it has finally taken to the field and just about touched first base , announcing that OfficePower is from today , generally available worldwide on Santa Cruz Operation 's SCO Unix implementation . |
| 7 | It was Mansell 's 6th win of the season ; the 27th of his career and that puts him level with Jackie Stewart as Britain 's most successful driver , so victory at Silverstone would give him a record and just about clinch the world crown . |
| 8 | ‘ Even if I do play girls in their twenties , and just about get away with it . ’ |
| 9 | Sunderland again rose to the occasion against better opposition and just about deserved to get the points to ease their relegation worries considerably . |
| 10 | I passed back the form and just about managed a smile myself . |
| 11 | So CAMPAIGN is a very original product that takes on a huge task and just about succeeds … it can be criticised in certain areas , but on the whole is a very designed game that ‘ boldly goes where no game has been before … ‘ |
| 12 | The loading bay had old roll-across galvanised doors , twisted and battered out of shape and just about held together by a new-looking chain sheathed in blue plastic . |