Example sentences of "was just about the " in BNC.

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1 This was just about the time when pale ales from Burton were starting to grow in popularity .
2 That particular guy was the first person out , then I was just about the second out .
3 Evelyn was just about the most self-deluded person she had ever met , a vociferous pseudo-feminist .
4 ft was just about the last poem I wrote on my own for the next six months or so ; it is called ‘ Believing Is Seeing ’ , and it was also about a carving , the sculpture illustrating the miracle of Christ healing the blind man :
5 ‘ It was just about the only song I knew the words to and was an impromptu thing , but it got things started .
6 A rising shot by Sheringham , tipped over by Chamberlain after 36 minutes , was just about the last moment of anxiety for Luton .
7 Sandy thought his 68 was just about the worst he could have got out of the round , driving like that .
8 There were three Sixes , and Trusty was just about the best Guider any Pack could wish for .
9 That was just about the only redeeming feature of that winter because it formed a kind of bridge which made walking up to the road a lot easier .
10 With its two twin towers of baroque grey stone , it was just about the only building in Moon Beach that was n't either white or pale-blue .
11 The head office of the Paradise Corporation , as Sir Charles knew perfectly well , was just about the most famous building in the city .
12 Major Bugler was just about the best of these on the level — winning a competitive handicap at Ascot in October .
13 ‘ It was just about the time yer was gettin' married .
14 Almost everything about the French mood in 1945 suggests that unqualified independence was just about the last thing that anyone envisaged for any part of the French colonial empire .
15 This 6.30 a.m. walk to breakfast was just about the worst part of the day , when my morale was low and thoughts of home rose painfully .
16 That was just about the only way a girl could get any equal action time , if her boyfriend was behind bars . ’
17 In fact , it was just about the very last thing I thought would ever happen .
18 ‘ That was just about the most disgusting exhibition I 've ever been subjected to ! ’
19 Your suggestion last night was just about the most obscene thing I have ever heard .
20 And as it turned out , staying inside Armstrong was just about the cleverest thing I did that night .
21 His hand touching hers in the absolute darkness , his fingertips lingering on her fingertips just a moment longer than was necessary , was just about the most sensual feeling she had ever had .
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