Example sentences of "[noun] just [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tribout , says Moon , tried to repeat Ben 's Maginot Line at Bolx just before leaving for America — he had already repeated it once — and failed . |
| 2 | So , there are a hundred ninety two houses in this particular estate erm , which makes a total of eight hundred and forty pound just for sending a bill ! |
| 3 | I have been helped a great deal just through playing for Dundee High . |
| 4 | Put a tape in Paulie just in get a tape quick . |
| 5 | You can lose weight just by changing the type of food you eat . |
| 6 | It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot . |
| 7 | Remove from tin and decorate with whipped cream and caramel shapes just before serving . |
| 8 | You can provide valuable data just by opening your mouth — and although some students undoubtedly abuse this position by opening their mouths too much , this is an enviable position . |
| 9 | Nothing wrong with that , of course , but let's not pretend that one can really make a decent living just by turning wood . |
| 10 | You can also withdraw and deposit money across the counter in any of our branches just by presenting your card . |
| 11 | Bardot , 58 , took a drugs overdose on Saturday just after featuring in the magazine as a ‘ happy wife , mother and grandmother ’ . |
| 12 | I get tremendous pleasure just from handling them . |
| 13 | ‘ People like Kubrick deserve Oscars just for getting it together . ’ |
| 14 | For those who know how , doing yoga for half an hour in the morning , or meditating in a darkened room for ten minutes just before giving the speech will assist , or perhaps it will require nothing more than taking a deep breath before you speak . |
| 15 | We can not create reasons just by intending to do so and expressing that intention in action . |
| 16 | Can you pass the exams just by learning the textbook ? |
| 17 | So whether the fact that they thought that she was a witch was maybe kind of half an excuse just for getting her out of the house I do n't know . |
| 18 | I thought fourteen days was a ridiculous sentence just for messing about . |
| 19 | ‘ HE COULD play the guitar just like a-ringing a bell . ’ |
| 20 | You can move icons just by dragging them to new positions . |
| 21 | Her mother jolted to a halt just before bumping into her . |
| 22 | IBM Corp 's James Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 23 | Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 24 | Shake vigorously to mix and pour over salad just before serving . |
| 25 | ( If taking on a picnic , dress the salad just before serving . ) |
| 26 | One of the improvements in this version is that you can get an instant description of an icon just by clicking the right mouse button . |
| 27 | It 's £20,000 a man to win that one — and £10,000 just for sitting on the bench ! |
| 28 | You can now move between the pages of a spreadsheet just by clicking on icons that move up and page and down a page . |
| 29 | The fish is dangerous if eaten from May to July just before spawning . |
| 30 | I reached the Buck Inn just at opening time and stood by the fire steaming so much that two Swedish students got lost in the fog going to the gents . |