Example sentences of "be just about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyone who 's prepared to use a child as a pawn just to score points in some personal vendetta has to be just about the lowest form of life . |
| 2 | Scaup must be just about the loneliest farm in England , tucked down in the shelter of the hills with Kielder Forest 's dark mass blocking its southward view and the narrowing valley of the burn filling half the sky to the north . |
| 3 | If one is to recognize that there are applied linguists and language teachers in the world identifiable by the difference of role they play ( even though these roles may exist in different degrees of convergence ) then the division of responsibility which corresponds with appraisal and application seems to be just about the only one to make . |
| 4 | In the last quarter of the 20th century , the USSR may be just about the only country in the world where health standards are actually falling . |
| 5 | dad start for Bears Speedway Exeter Falcons 54 Middlesbrough Bears 36 BORO battled hard enough but this proved to be just about the worst venue on which to open their League programme . |
| 6 | " … over backwards to accommodate you , but it really does look , I 'm afraid , as though this incident with the canal and the cat has to be just about the last straw , ah Steve , I understand from Mr Ashton here — " Smith nodded at the older man , who pursed his lips and nodded back , " — that Mr ah … |
| 7 | I happened to be just about the oldest one of the team of them really . |