Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] just [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Although he engaged in some pastoral work in the years after his ordination , preaching and hearing confessions , his time was spent almost entirely in the papal civil service and , until the appointment to Germany for just over a decade , almost entirely in Rome .
2 I sat next to Grant at a private screening of Just Like a Woman .
3 Mark Farmer who 's already recorded the fastest lap of just over a 120 miles an hour is teaming up with Robert Dunlop … they ride over six laps …
4 But as those boxing her in came away from the rails at the entrance to the home stretch she found a good run up the inside , and when Teleprompter ran out of stamina with just over a furlong to go Pat Eddery shot the favourite into the lead and made for the wire .
5 Trim your cutting to just under a leaf node with a sharp knife or razor blade — they should end up around three inches long — and remove the leaves from the bottom half .
6 From here you walk north-east following forest paths and tracks for just under a mile .
7 Right : P&O Roadtanks driver , Ken Burgess , sees the end in sight as he runs along The Mall with just over a mile to go
8 Despite the difficulties of his predicament however , Gould managed to return to Sydney in just over a fortnight after writing his letter to Eliza .
9 WAYNE McCullough turned up the heat again last night for his third victory in just over a month .
10 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 .
11 Spanish-speakers have grown from a third of Dade County 's people to just over a half .
12 The pacemaker maintained a good gallop as the runners swept away from the stands down towards Swinley Bottom and still had the lead as they made the long right-hand turn with just under a mile to go .
13 She kept her voice to just above a whisper .
14 as if to mock us , Howe 's remarks preceded the release of the South Korean hostage Do Chae Sung by just a few weeks and the liberation of two French hostages by just over a month .
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