Example sentences of "[modal v] be just about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ACCORDING to the rules that govern South Korea 's annual outbreak of student protests , it should be just about time for petrol bombs to give way to more agreeable activities . |
| 2 | These are ideal for our purpose and by late summer should be just about right . |
| 3 | They should be just about done now . " |
| 4 | Scaup must be just about the loneliest farm in England , tucked down in the shelter of the hills with Kielder Forest 's dark mass blocking its southward view and the narrowing valley of the burn filling half the sky to the north . |
| 5 | She knew the bus from Linby to Coton must be just about due . |
| 6 | This must be just about the most unmoving performance of Traviata ever recorded , and does little justice to Toscanini 's reputation as an opera conductor . |
| 7 | ‘ This must be just about the most far-sighted piece of journalism since Alistair Cook 's notorious ‘ Portrait of a Failure' on Harry Truman appeared in the Manchester Guardian after the United States Presidential election of 1948 . |
| 8 | Well another inspired team selection from Wilko has left us 13 points behind the scum , picking Hodge in what must be just about his first outing this year over Rocky resulted in a rather insiped performance from the midfield . |
| 9 | In the last quarter of the 20th century , the USSR may be just about the only country in the world where health standards are actually falling . |
| 10 | It was always a safe bet , of course , that Hillsborough would be just about the least dangerous place in Britain yesterday . |
| 11 | We were extraordinarily disappointed at first about the delay but a cancellation would be just about too much to bear . |