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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | the system is set up so that the engine for each car arrives at just the right moment . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It was the best lesson I 've ever had , and it came at just the right time . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In fact your letter arrived at just the right time , since I am now planning the Spring ‘ 93 Edition of Rural Wales . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Portsmouth were restricted to just the odd chance — Lee Chapman almost sneaking a third . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Summer holidays arrive at just the wrong time for gardeners . |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Such right-context effects ( Thompson 84 ) are not limited to just the initial portion of the utterance . |
| 22 | The mass is apparently about right , and the Z o has appeared at just the right frequency . |
| 23 | Even more amazing is how they managed to arrive at just the right place , and at just the right day and hour required , when not even Charles himself knew where he and his men would be . |
| 24 | On television , detective series end at just the right moment , after the criminal has been caught and before the courts turn him loose . |
| 25 | Anchorians peaked at just the right time to win Division A of the Peroni League , while Oxford University have one of the country 's best outdoor coaches pulling the strings . |
| 26 | My reaction to it now is to take all the delays off and play with just the straight guitar — do something different ! ’ |
| 27 | Fortunately the shelling had ceased with just the occasional mortar burst close at hand when the Duty Officer made his rounds at ‘ stand-to' ’ . |
| 28 | To the medieval historian who is invariably left with just the concluding record of administration procedure , this discussion on documenting the provenance of data generation may smack a little of over spoon-feeding the historian of the future . |
| 29 | Cups and saucers were arranged at just the right angle beside the small plates , and the bone-handled knives were correctly positioned to the right of each plate . |
| 30 | Before anyone had a drink , Ken called out his apologies and the guests left , leaving behind just the immediate family and Lou 's sister , Alice , and her husband , who ran a pub in Hornsey . |