Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] just the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he was joined in the Test team by Desmond Haynes , one of the most dependable and successful of all opening partnerships was created , and as the senior member in his late twenties Greenidge matured at just the right time . |
| 2 | ‘ Actually , you 've come at just the right moment . |
| 3 | The announcement about dinner being served , Henry observed with approval , had come at just the right length of time after the sherry had been drunk . |
| 4 | Channel 4 's TV Heaven is the equivalent of Now That 's What I Call Music — shameless retro zeitgeist wank split into individual years and presented with just the right tone of sobriety and knowingness by Frank Muir . |
| 5 | If searching was done with just the basic actions , then R1.1 would only gain its first bit of credit after the fifth search , and then it would gain a mere 1/64th. of a point of credit . |
| 6 | By detecting heat this can provide a picture that would be impossible to detect with just the human eye . |
| 7 | Thin-section petrography is a standard geological technique , fundamental to determining the mineralogical and textural characteristics of rocks ; it can be applied in just the same way to ceramic materials . |
| 8 | A fragment from an altarpiece can not be appraised in just the same way as an independent portrait ; and a craftsman 's skill is esteemed more accurately when the materials used are rightly identified . |
| 9 | Rhubarb fool is made in just the same way as gooseberry fool , but needs an even larger proportion of sugar , preferably dark brown , and it is very necessary when the rhubarb is cooked to put it in a colander or sieve and let the excess juice drain off before the purée is made and the cream added . |
| 10 | More traditional error correcting techniques can be used as a last resort , and if they are applied to just the top-rated candidate string this should avoid the potentially explosive problem . |
| 11 | Living at just the right distance from things is impossible cos one had to move about in order to know where one is — the principle of 2 or more radar points plotting the position of an object . |
| 12 | She thought she was peaking at just the right time for her battle of the sexes match with Jimmy Connors scheduled for Las Vegas on September 24 with a 500,000 dollar first prize . |
| 13 | the system is set up so that the engine for each car arrives at just the right moment . ’ |
| 14 | The Experience consists of four young men who look , talk and act as if they 've grown up in good families , graduated from decent schools , and dress as if they shop at just the right places — Paul Smith , say , or Emporio Armani . |
| 15 | It was the best lesson I 've ever had , and it came at just the right time . ’ |
| 16 | He never came to a conclusion for Angelina and Oliver came at just the wrong moment , just as the fish required the hand of the maître . |
| 17 | Others were picked up opportunistically because a visitor or student arrived with just the right skills or interests to move ahead on a front I might otherwise have neglected . |
| 18 | ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing . |
| 19 | They were just poling away and Matt shouted ‘ Hey , fellers , cut ’ but they did n't take any notice and I remember thinking maybe they 're testing the rope to see if it works , and Matt and I turned at just the same moment and saw where the Indians were heading us — straight into a pile of rocks and foaming water — and I knew the rope must have broken or something . |
| 20 | In fact your letter arrived at just the right time , since I am now planning the Spring ‘ 93 Edition of Rural Wales . |
| 21 | The inflation was a good thing in that it produced a universe that was smooth and uniform on a large scale and was expanding at just the critical rate to avoid recollapse . |
| 22 | The pulses of light passing through the slots are converted to electrical signals by the photocell and are treated in just the same way as those of the mechanical system . |
| 23 | We may consider the procedure for one component of the velocity ; the other components and the pressure are treated in just the same way . |
| 24 | Armed with the appropriate value of the small-signal complex impedance , the signal response of a nonlinear network to any small input may be found in just the same way as the response of a linear network to an input of any magnitude . |
| 25 | Portsmouth were restricted to just the odd chance — Lee Chapman almost sneaking a third . |
| 26 | The rubber takes a grip on the shell and forces it between the rollers , which are set at just the right distance apart so that they crack the shell without damaging the kernel . |
| 27 | Summer holidays arrive at just the wrong time for gardeners . |
| 28 | Er this report refers to just the new road terms within the appropriate switch of transportation strategy , which as you know represent other proposals relate to certain facilities and off street parking , bus priority and major park |
| 29 | Such right-context effects ( Thompson 84 ) are not limited to just the initial portion of the utterance . |
| 30 | The mass is apparently about right , and the Z o has appeared at just the right frequency . |