Example sentences of "[adj] in just [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Camels that have lost 20 per cent of their weight through dehydration can regain this in just ten minutes of drinking . |
| 2 | Then there are the imports : 83,000 tonnes of toxic waste enter British ports annually for incineration or other treatment , a figure which has increased 20-fold in just eight years . |
| 3 | If this conjecture is at all sound , then the distribution of occurrences of both in conjunction with a pronoun should be more prevalent in just those cases where plural references are in the minority , i.e. in the ‘ with ’ condition , and in the mixed description condition . |
| 4 | It featured a cast of hundreds in just one train carriage . |
| 5 | This video tries to cover too much in just one hour . |
| 6 | Lloyd reached 100 in just 128 balls with a six and 11 boundaries in a thrilling run blitz as England A raced to 300 for five declared , leaving Western Australia to score 402 for victory in just over a day . |
| 7 | Dennis Wing top scored with 76 in magnificent response of 205–7 in just 42 overs . |
| 8 | That haul included three of the 11 tries that hoisted Llanelli 's total to 26 in just three games as they won 79-10 . |
| 9 | Now if the reflexive processes were not autonomous in just this way , if they were determined ‘ top down ’ by our thoughts then we would not have blinked . |
| 10 | But as we have just seen , Strawson gives us reason to think that it can not be explicable in just this sense , and he is therefore mistaken in concluding that a holist theory would involve us in responding objectively to all actions . |
| 11 | Indeed , British council housing , compared to public housing in other developed nations of the world , is unusual in just this respect ( Stretton , 1975 ) and , as a result , often singled out for special praise . |
| 12 | It 's been a monumental effort by all concerned to get the school operational in just eleven days . |
| 13 | It adjusts itself to road conditions , switching each shock absorber from firm to soft in just 150 milliseconds . |
| 14 | They added 179 in just 50 overs , with Smith scoring 70 of his runs in boundaries , an indication of his ruthlessness in punishing the bad ball . |
| 15 | The real speed machines here can go from nought to sixty in just two and a half seconds . |
| 16 | At the time of last year 's autumn statement , both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were deeply involved in just such an exercise . |
| 17 | The bailiffs are due in just eleven days . |
| 18 | Only an actor 's hair could fall across his brow with just that air of studied abandon , only an actor could ask her if she had a room available in just those tones of highwayman , doomed poet and pathetic little boy all rolled into one . |
| 19 | More than a hundred people have been caught speeding through a contraflow on the M-four in just two days . |
| 20 | This means that the seller has made a return of 50 per cent on his initial investment of 200 in just five days while the buyer has lost 50 per cent of his initial investment . |
| 21 | WIMBLEDON champion Andre Agassi has scored his first-ever professional whitewash in the men 's tournament in Scottsdale , Arizona , by beating Australian Sandon Stolle 6-0. 6-0 in just 51 minutes . |
| 22 | The 33-year-old son of former World Champion , Graham Hill — he will be 34 in just two weeks time — looked cool and calm when he climbed out of his Williams Renault FW15C after 200 miles flat out round the dauntingly fast circuit at Spa . |
| 23 | Castle confirmed his retirement after demolishing Norfolk 's Ulli Nganga 6–0 , 6–2 in just 52 minutes . |
| 24 | He 's scored four in just five starts , and said : ‘ It 's been a good start but I still do n't think I 've been at my best . ’ |
| 25 | Experts predict the Home Alone sequel will hit £50 million in just 15 days . |
| 26 | A much more important statistic however , is the ability to travel from 50 to 70mph in 3rd in just 3.4 seconds . |
| 27 | But as you may know , ESP guitars are handmade in just one factory in Tokyo ; this is not one of those companies that farm out their work to whoever gives them the lowest quotation . |
| 28 | Last year farmers and herders claimed for losses of more than £650 000 in just three Italian regions — Abruzzo , Latium and the Campania . |
| 29 | All are specially vacuum sealed , will keep anywhere in perfect condition without freezing or artificial preservatives , and are ready in just 3 minutes . |
| 30 | Sooner or later Hereford had to get it right … and everything came good at scunthorpe … striker Chris Pike charged through to give his team the lead after only two minutes … great goal … his third in just two games … |