Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the currently flourishing Pinnacle Distribution did a kamikaze act just a few years ago , decimating the indie scene . |
| 2 | They had been careful not to let Rossmayne know just how delicate Virginia 's constitution was . |
| 3 | Only if its list vote fell to 33.3% , incredibly 9.1 points below its constituency vote , and its overall entitlement were thus reduced to 20 seats , would Labour have just one excess seat . |
| 4 | Only after having uttered the words , which she immediately regretted , did Lucy realise just how much the constant endearments had riled her . |
| 5 | Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it . |
| 6 | The presence of three commas in the second line help demonstrate just how little life there is by breaking up the sentence . |
| 7 | We can not simply appeal to ‘ reality ’ and ‘ truth , as Miller and Swift do ; we can not root out prejudice by fiat nor make sexism disappear just by exposing it ; we have even less power to control what people say or mean than the prescriptivist defenders of sexist convention . |
| 8 | They decided to don boxing gloves and fight in a square ring , like professional boxers , so that they could employ full-power kicks and punches against one another , instead of having to let their attacks fall just short of a designated target area . |
| 9 | What was happening , and why did the super-powers collide just here and just now ? |
| 10 | I would not dream of staying here and making Shelley stay just because of me . |
| 11 | Well , that Arthur turned up at last and the vicar married them , but afterwards me sister let Arthur know just 'ow she felt , she chucked the whole weddin' cake at 'im , then 'er bokey an' then a full bottle of port . |
| 12 | Even though she 'd told herself that she was n't going to have any thoughts or feelings on the subject at all , the sight of Alina looking so good made Diane feel just a little bit sick . |
| 13 | Only now did Jessamyn realize just how completely he had transformed himself . |
| 14 | She had striven to sound offhand , unwilling to let the other woman know just how important her answer was . |
| 15 | Beresford , too , aims to prove a point by letting Liverpool and Wednesday see just what they missed — by helping Newcastle into the Premier league . |
| 16 | Soon Pavlov could make his dog salivate just by sounding the bell , even without bringing its food ( Figure 3.8 ) . |
| 17 | The warm , delicious smell of home baking emanating from the kitchen made Beth realise just how hungry she was . |
| 18 | Video pictures capable of reproducing flight conditions and any city skyline or airport in the world are projected onto windshields to make a flight seem just like the real thing . |
| 19 | Considering the number of PFK readers who would like to see their Puffers inflate just once ( though arguably as a sign of stress this is n't such a great idea ) many marine fishkeepers would have been thrilled . |
| 20 | Only when she heard her aunt 's familiar voice and had to fight a desire to burst into tears did Luce realise just how strung-up she 'd been . |
| 21 | You need n't worry ’ — he was getting happy now , preening his face with his tiny hands — ‘ this conversation we 've had will remain just as confidential as anything you may say to him . |
| 22 | Why not keep the old laws and the half-metre gap , then allow the touch judges to look for off-sides and crooked throws and let the ref look just for illegal play ? |
| 23 | Apanage cried , and the music reached a deafening crescendo , which made Cleo realise just why these people had elected to live out in the middle of nowhere . |
| 24 | When his letter of release comes , he sees happiness beckon just over the horizon . |
| 25 | Ludens , smiling himself , recalled this as he felt an obscure but reassuring complicity with whatever had made Marcus smile just that smile . |
| 26 | But did n't Andrew feel just the slightest twinge of regret ? |
| 27 | Er are those Er w would would the would the er treasure hunt just involve visiting that , or or |
| 28 | Rather than carry on with such negative action , John and Colin decided to do something more constructive and let the general public know just what their activities involved . |
| 29 | Did the film team just happen upon him by chance in the bar as his meter ticked towards ‘ maudlin ’ ? |
| 30 | Should the discussion stray just once from generic to specific advice , however casually ( ‘ the Borsetshire Union has quite a good deal on offer at the moment ’ ) , investment business has been carried out . |