Example sentences of "[noun sg] be just [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ 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 .
2 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 .
3 My car 's just round the corner . ’
4 Finding it difficult to believe how controlled she 's being , Angelica says , ‘ Alina , the police constable 's car is just across the square .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 They ca n't stop the lorries coming over to the bakery cos the bakery 's just on the road can they ?
8 Britain 's most famous rock is just across the water .
9 Home Rule was just around the corner .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 And Flatford Mill is just up , Flatford Mill is just along the river there .
13 The critical moment is just after the recovery from the side-slip .
14 But now that retirement is just around the corner we are all really looking forward to spending more time there .
15 THE Bank of England last night sank lingering Tory hopes that the recovery is just round the corner .
16 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 .
17 Our three quarter point is just before the gliding field of Rattlesden , but we can first confirm our position passing south abeam Bury St Edmunds ( N ) crossing a couple of main routes from the south into that Suffolk town .
18 ‘ I believe your room is just down the corridor from mine . ’
19 Wexford thought the place was just like the sitting room of a person of taste .
20 Although the conference was just up the road in Edinburgh this time , it might as well have been in Timbuktu for all the relevance it held for must of us .
21 It took little time to decide that her new mama was just like the doll , with her big blue eyes , and her made up face and blonde hair .
22 He believed that the government had lost credibility , first by denying that any recession ever existed , then by claiming it was only minor , then by claiming that though perhaps it was severe the recovery was just around the corner .
23 Tha that gentleman 's just on the table for me and er the lesson is being recorded .
24 It 's fluid and it 's just beautiful the colour is just like the beauty .
25 Adequate parking is just off the road .
26 ‘ Probably you as well , Sir , ’ I replied , ‘ Your own trench is just over the wall in Brigade H.Q ’ He glared up at me and before he could say anything I beat a hasty retreat .
27 Marsh Lane police station is just round the corner from the Strand where they abducted him , ’ a middle-aged man said .
28 Its opening is just below the clitoris .
29 Children in need night 's just around the corner , so come into Radio Nottingham soon and purchase your Pudsey .
30 But most of the time I did n't write because one day was just like the day before , and sometimes I thought — what 's the use of writing anyway , when nobody is ever going to read it ?
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