Example sentences of "being just [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Goreng had escaped injury entirely , being just outside the radius of harm .
2 The only two windows were at the front and faced south , but being just below the brow of the hill there was a poor view from these .
3 The difference from six months before was that The O'Neils were near the end of the first half instead of being just after the opening .
4 The Wisharts , who lived in North London , were not looking forward to the long train journey one little bit ; being just after the war , the trains were run down , lacked essential maintenance and did n't keep very good time , so the Wisharts regarded the prospects of the journey with considerable misgivings .
5 Even then , when others were talking of fusion reactors being just around the corner , Cockcroft warmed that ‘ it is difficult for us with our limited vision to see far enough ahead to say whether and when the final goal can be achieved .
6 ‘ It 's about nobody ever going away but always being just round the corner , waiting to be caught up with .
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