Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] just [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well indigestion , it was terrible pains down my chest just as though you 'd swallowed glass and every now and again it would sort of stab at you . |
| 2 | George moved to stand on my foot just as Katy discovered a pound coin and Christopher yelled it was his . |
| 3 | Then ‘ I 've got you under my skin just as you 're getting me outta your system ’ . |
| 4 | I made my decision just before I left for Australia . |
| 5 | The last thing I wanted was for some motorist to hit one of my owls just when it was establishing itself . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've written off my car just because of a spider , ’ Stephanie groaned yesterday . |
| 7 | It was just brought to my attention just before I came down . |
| 8 | I grabbed at my towel just before it slipped . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've lost my job just because Jason Prior was frightened I might get the chance to take over his fairly soon . |
| 10 | It was a real drag to find them handcuffed behind my back just when I needed them most , I can tell you . |
| 11 | Although , in years to come , these might prove to be of social interest , many such letters refer only to domestic and personal trivia and , having personally recently discovered a letter written to me over 30 years ago by my wife just before we were married , I would not want this to be read by anyone else at all . |
| 12 | Well last time I was in er Dublin I er went from the pub straight to the airport and someone stuck a bottle of whiskey in my pocket just as I was going through customs , I did n't believe it could happen but it happened in Ireland . |
| 13 | ‘ Shit , ’ I said to myself , and put my hand under my chin just as Paul , after a quick glance in my direction , started to attack the nose of the bomb . |
| 14 | I did n't chew my nails with regret at giving him my virginity , furious at my weakness in lying down for him , and taking this boy in my arms just because he was English , a citizen of that great nation which had once ruled half the globe : nor did I blame myself for clinging on to an idea even though it meant severing my links with my country , and travelling to London alone without any member of my family . |
| 15 | I finishes my cuppa just before the train is due . |
| 16 | He could n't really think that she would stop her investigations just because of a few threats ? |
| 17 | ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it . |
| 18 | The female eider duck is abandoned by her drake just as soon as she starts incubating the eggs . |
| 19 | If it looks and feels good they should n't drastically change their hair just because everyone else has . |
| 20 | Talking of which , ’ she glanced at her watch just as the phone rang , ‘ I should n't be here . ’ |
| 21 | He believes that manufacturers simply need to be aware of the electromagnetic environments surrounding their products just as they would be aware of temperatures . |
| 22 | Sally , her father 's wife , had advised her on more than one occasion , but Harriet had as little time for stylists as she had for clothes — and besides , she rather liked her hair just as it was . |
| 23 | Theda stepped back and caught at the back of her hair just as it came tumbling down over her shoulders . |
| 24 | The Prosecution claim the two men were racing their cars just before the accident happened . |
| 25 | Bright evening sunlight glared through the windscreen , dazzling her after the gloom , and she raised a hand to shade her eyes just as Luke Calder turned the car into the road , cutting in front of a lorry so close that her stomach lurched . |
| 26 | Perhaps some forgiving souls might protest that former East German athletes had faced a particular difficulty in giving up the bad habits imposed on them by the success-seeking machine of the old Communist regime , and that it would be unfair virtually to close off their future just because they had n't yet properly learned another way of doing things . |
| 27 | ‘ Grimwood reports Newman did arrive and spoilt their act just as they 'd got Lennox to agree to sign . |
| 28 | The income did not change its nature just because the trustees took their expenses from the same . |
| 29 | Ellen had once assured me that I was only happy because I did not think too deeply , and probably she was right , but it is still that shallow contentment which makes people bring me their troubles just as the senator was now bringing me his two children . |
| 30 | Each band here represents one year we can age the , the coral by counting its bands just as trees can be banded by counting . |