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

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1 The practical result of this is that when we study the individual child we see a succession of stages of development which from the point of view of the id are just as they should be and — because the id is the oldest , most fundamental and , from the point of view of the instinctual drives which originate it , the most important agency — are just what they should be .
2 The balance of the side is just as Bobby Robson would have wished it ; bearing in mind the need for midfield solidity , Rocastle would probably have played anyway .
3 The final result is just as the simple quantity theory states , except that the monetarist view explains the process by reference to a stable demand for money function and an exogenously determined money stock which is under the control of the monetary authorities .
4 ‘ My routine in practice is just as it is on course . ’
5 The boat was just as it should have been on the night of the murder and had not been .
6 ‘ He 's mentioned among some famous names , but Danny boy is just as celebrated , that 's why he 's in there , ’ said Downtown controller John Rosborough today .
7 From the pretty little Hatley to the magnificent six bedroomed Abbotsley there is a Heritage cottage to suit you , and by self building with Potton you can be involved in every element of the design — so your home is just as you want it .
8 The telephone was just as it should be , with no bugging device to turn his private conversations into public knowledge .
9 The room was just as I 'd left it , except that it was different .
10 I mean the colour 's just as , it 's not quite as strong .
11 The evidence in Chapter 3 that was taken as counting against Wagner 's analysis of latent inhibition is just as damaging for the interference account developed here .
12 Among other contributions , Neil Allen looks pityingly at athletics and boxing , and the stink is just as pronounced in soccer .
13 Looking at your list , decide whether your life is just as you want it to be .
14 The breakfast choice was just as Rune had described the previous evening , she discovered , running jaundiced eyes over the available spread before deciding to settle for orange juice , yoghurt and black coffee .
15 And the dough man was just as in the same responsible position .
16 The interior was just as I expected from the books I had seen at school .
17 Computer-based typesetting began about thirty years ago , information retrieval is just as established whilst the ideas of hypertext go back even further .
18 That was as far as modernisation had gone : the other end of the scullery was just as it had always been , with the old deep sink for laundry , served by a single , presumably cold tap , and in the corner beyond it the copper for ‘ the boil ’ .
19 He ordered more beer : but the maid was just as absorbed in her task and besides , though Hope always boasted to himself that no woman was unattractive to a man who knew how to look , he had to admit that this particular maid of the Swan was not immediately seductive : she was excessively talk , awkwardly balanced , lank and thin-haired and a wart took away most of the attraction from her nose .
20 A theatre packed with enthusiasts , including more than 140 critics from all over the West , shows that the company is just as appreciated by the rest of the world , too .
21 ‘ With the passage of time , some things like shutters have disappeared , ’ he said , ‘ but mostly the house is just as it was when it was finished in 1906 . ’
22 Creamstick 's house was just as I 'd pictured :
23 The house was just as I 'd left it — just as you 'd left it .
24 Inside , the house was just as Bertha had left it when being carried away by ambulance .
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