Example sentences of "['s] [noun] just [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just that we do n't want anything to ruffle the Khedive 's hair just when the negotiations are approaching a delicate stage . ’ |
| 2 | Given the evidence that punishment which immediately precedes a forbidden act ( rarely possible for busy parents ) maximizes resistance to temptation and minimizes guilt , you might try not only to sanction misbehaviour promptly but ( where possible ) forestall your child 's action just as it gets under way . |
| 3 | And when the grandson left school , ‘ I worked in my grandfather 's boat just as he had worked in his grandfather 's … |
| 4 | The saucy six RUN their hands up the men 's legs just as they are about to make a vital shot . |
| 5 | Would you really play around with a five-year-old 's future just because you have a grudge against me ? ’ |
| 6 | INTREPID Peter Bottomley , former scourge of the dozy British motorist , has not abandoned his life 's work just because Her Indoors shunted him from Transport to Northern Ireland . |
| 7 | Often they will fly onto their rival 's court just as he is mating , and disrupt the copulation . |
| 8 | Mrs Singh had now effectively become cut off from her children 's education just as Balbinder had been cut off from local peer group relationships . |
| 9 | Clare said indignantly , ‘ I really do n't want to discuss it , Gran , but I do n't see why I should put up with my husband 's adulteries just because you did — so please do n't try to force me ! ’ |
| 10 | The likes of William Grist and G.F. Tabram were , in a way , the replacements of the clothier dynasties such as the Playnes , rapidly creating a business that utilised many of the area 's mills just as the clothiers had done before them . |
| 11 | Then they 'll be put on show in what we call habitat displays ' so that all the people of America who wo n't ever come here will be able to see them iii our nation 's capital just as they once lived in these jungles . |
| 12 | It was Osman 's father Mohamed who had returned in his car for the clothes for Mrs Zamzam 's children just before Um Al-Farajh was finally abandoned by the Palestinian Arabs in 1948 . |
| 13 | Her school pals sang Morning Has Broken , The Colours Of The Day and Once In Royal David 's City just as she asked . |
| 14 | ‘ They 'd got a tail off a fox fur and pinned it on the back of Victor 's coat just before he started the dance . |
| 15 | But Jezrael launched herself , rolling , this time her feet slamming into Zuleika 's middle just as Zuleika wildly stabbed the button on her stunner . |
| 16 | He was shown into Steve Pyle 's office just after the bank closed its doors for public business . |
| 17 | She entered Sister 's office just as she was giving a final briefing to Staff Nurse Target , who had also worked a split shift . |
| 18 | But it was still a surprise to receive a letter from Mr Major 's office just when we thought thatchers were going out of fashion . |
| 19 | In fact , ‘ have a nice day ’ was originally coined as a deliberately longer and more personal message to have ringing in customers ' ears just as they walked off the premises , instead of the terminal ‘ bye ’ or ‘ see yah ’ , so they 'd come back . |
| 20 | Security can also be a problem here , so try to park in highly visible places which are less likely to be jammed by visitors ' cars just as you want to get home . |