Example sentences of "who have [adv] just [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They turn to face Philip Swallow , who has evidently just arrived , since he is wearing his rather grubby anorak and carrying a battered briefcase . |
| 2 | One way and another , it appears that the search for a new chief executive for IBM Corp is not going too well as one after another , the most fancied candidates declare that they are non-runners — so long after their names were first widely canvassed in the press that they leave the strong impression that they have considered or been considered for the job , but after having looked into it , decided that they would n't touch it with a bargepole : latest to declare his belated non-candidacy is former Hewlett-Packard Co chief executive John Young , who says he is ‘ definitely not a candidate ’ — ‘ He 's enjoying retirement , ’ said a Hewlett spokeswoman ; all attention is now focussed on the thought-to-be front runners that have n't ruled themselves out — Paul Stern , recently retired chairman and tough manager of Northern Telecom Ltd , who could be planning to repeat his double act at that company with another former IBMer , Edward Lucente , who has also just resigned from Northern Telecom ; the other two whose odds have shortened are George Fisher , chairman and chief executive of Motorola Inc , Morton Myerson , chairman of Perot Systems Corp , and Louis Gerstner , head of RJR Nabisco Co ; industry sources told Reuter that the name of Michael Armstrong keeps coming up within IBM — but he quit only a year ago , and has just taken the top job at Hughes Aircraft Co . |
| 3 | We have been considering the problem for some time — — unlike the right hon. Gentleman , who has only just discovered it . |
| 4 | — Clearly the words ‘ Now I am seeing this as apex ’ can not so far mean anything to a learner who has only just met the concepts of apex , base and so on — But I do not mean this as empirical proposition . |
| 5 | The suggestion of a silver thread among the dark men in green makes Gus appear a distinguished elder statesmen , far too distinguished-looking for a man who has only just reached 29 . |
| 6 | Nancarrow , who has only just finished a ban for venting his anger by making an obscene gesture to a referee during the British Open , was reported to the tournament director for abusing match officials , his opponent , and the court . |
| 7 | Townsend , who has only just returned to Premiership action for new club Aston Villa , said : ‘ It has been a slight worry but I 'm in no pain and after today 's training I know I 'll definitely play . ’ |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman , who has only just wandered in , should realise that I am responding to points raised earlier by his hon. Friends . |
| 9 | All a pretty far cry from 30 Northfield Road , Hull , where a nanny was a goat , a boarding school a threat , and a bright young thing something who 'd probably just passed their eleven plus . |
| 10 | Coming from the lead guitarist in a band who 've only just released their second single , you 'd expect such remarks to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt . |
| 11 | At Covent Garden , John was joined by Nerina and Heaton from the group of dancers he had worked with at Sadler 's Wells , and he quickly made new friends , including Ray Powell and , especially , Henry Legerton , an Australian who had also just joined the company after dancing for Massine in a play with ballets , based on the novel A Bullet in the Ballet . |
| 12 | It was quite a busy week , going to the concerts and the theatre and visiting friends again , as well as seeing some we had n't managed to see earlier , such as Maria and Mike who 'd just had their second baby , and Robert ( Easting ) and Christine who had also just had a baby . |
| 13 | A young woman who had evidently just got out of the Mini was approaching . |
| 14 | A large gloomy bedroom had been the setting of it , hung with draperies , not the kind of thing you would expect a child to sleep in , but it was a little child that lay on the bed , white and still , the elderly man , evidently a doctor , who had seemingly just lifted a looking glass from the parted lips , turning to the young father and imparting the news of death , while the mother in a transport of grief clung to her husband , her head buried in his shoulder . |
| 15 | It was a comfortable victory and encouraging to see Macdonald , who had only just arrived in Australia to replace Stuart Reid , doing so well so soon . |
| 16 | For example , emotional problems are often presented as justification for a person 's drunkenness , especially if they are female , and on one occasion a youth who had been involved in an accident but who had only just passed his driving test was let off with a caution by a policewoman in sympathy for his inexperience . |
| 17 | Mhairi McMillan , a counsellor at St Andrews University , said : ‘ There may be a sense of glamour attached to a tutor or a lecturer for somebody who 's maybe just come up to university or working their way through . |