Example sentences of "just as she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was going to be left in the care of a woman she did n't know , just as she 'd been left with them before . |
| 2 | The telephone had rung just as she 'd finished washing her hair , so it had dried all wild and was now held back with an orange-and-shocking-pink striped scarf , off which Ethel had chewed one of the corners . |
| 3 | He could see the end coming , and it was just as she 'd said ; the friends he 'd made and lost , and the women that he wished he 'd known better . |
| 4 | She 'd felt drawn to her , just as she 'd found herself drawn to all Roman 's family , including Salvo and his wife Sofia , and their tiny new baby , snuggled sleepily in its carry-cot , blissfully oblivious to the world around it . |
| 5 | But it was just as she 'd expected . |
| 6 | She found another bathroom , which was important , because the champagne was acting on her stomach just as she 'd been afraid it would . |
| 7 | Yes , there it was at the centre , just as she 'd half recalled , a small panel carved with two stars and a Centaur aiming an arrow into the night sky . |
| 8 | A Ferrari , just as she 'd imagined . |
| 9 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 10 | He put his hand up her tunic — serve her right for having it so short — just as she got the door open and staggered screaming into her mother 's arms . |
| 11 | He 'd probably be on his way across the Channel now and waiting outside her flat just as she got home from work . |
| 12 | He sat up in bed , just as she came out of the bathroom , rubbing her hair with a towel , unselfconsciously naked . |
| 13 | Just as she came out the council she said I I 'm just outside the council offices ringing you . |
| 14 | Just as she murmured this , she heard a sound behind her . |
| 15 | She 's going to sit there in the hospital , and they 'll keep an eye on her and someone will put her on the evening bus , just as she planned . |
| 16 | The question , light , whispered , had barely left her lips and seemed to tremble in the air between them , when with a swift unexpected movement , just as she lifted her hand to touch his face , he caught her wrist . |
| 17 | There was a thread of anger in the question , but Fran ignored it , just as she forced herself to ignore the sudden surge of hope that filled her heart . |
| 18 | As Venetia commented : ‘ Laura was clever ; she knew her husband so well , just as she knew public taste in the Sixties . |
| 19 | Her body knew his touch , just as she knew how to touch him to make his heart beat , feel his pulse quicken . |
| 20 | Just as she reached it , she heard voices on the other side of the hedge . |
| 21 | Then , just as she reached the edge of the road , Miss Clinton flashed by . |
| 22 | She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood . |
| 23 | Just as she reached the door , it slid shut in her face . |
| 24 | Just as she reached forward with her car key she saw how the window had been forced and the catch freed to open the door . |
| 25 | Just as she reached it , the light from a lantern spilled on to the square , and she saw a man enter the place behind it . |
| 26 | ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it . |
| 27 | She stared at him speechlessly , hardly daring to believe the hidden meaning behind his words , then , just as she managed to find her voice , there was a knock at the door . |
| 28 | Just as she expected . |
| 29 | It was all happening comfortably just as she wished . |
| 30 | Even then she knew her mother said ‘ good-looking ’ when she meant ‘ beautiful ’ , just as she said ‘ fond of ’ when she meant ‘ love ’ . |