Example sentences of "[modal v] just about [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 She could just about manage a day away from London .
2 Could just about make a a soup for tomorrow .
3 By 1970 a professional full-track mono tape recorder could just about achieve a signal-to-noise ratio of 70 decibels , while the full frequency range could just about be squeezed onto a tape cassette running at 1.875 inches per second .
4 I mean time of physiological difference and strength needs of their strength that they could just about fire a and he could n't even pull them back and so they you know , fine if you wan na go hunting use the boat
5 He could just about ride a bike and he liked wrestling and playing football , usually in goal .
6 He detests travelling alone , he is impossible to clip unless doped , he loathes vets and injections ( ‘ We can just about get a needle into a vein now he 's sixteen … ’ and he has to be sedated for his teeth to be rasped .
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