Example sentences of "they have just been " in BNC.

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1 I feel an opting-out system would be probably less distressing to the donor 's relatives ( who may find an approach for donation insensitive when they have just been told of an — often — unexpected death ) .
2 He went on : ‘ They are normally engaged in planning non-emergency journeys but since there have not been any it was felt that they have just been sitting around socialising when others are working long hours .
3 The lecture theatre resonates like a drum with the chatter of a hundred-odd students , all talking at once , as if they have just been released from solitary confinement .
4 For they have just been faced with the prospect of losing £1 million of the money they have to spend on research this year .
5 This brings us to rule five : only ever praise somebody ( a ) in order to condemn someone else ( ‘ Danny Baker is genuinely witty and not childish like so many Radio 1 ‘ personalities ' ’ ) or ( b ) if they have just been sacked ( ‘ I found the previous presenters stylish , informed and witty , creating just the right atmosphere .
6 As they have just been inexplicitly stated , each of these views is in fact itself better regarded as a set of possible views .
7 They agree to let their friends think they have just been ‘ lazing around ’ .
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