Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] be [verb] [prep] just " in BNC.
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1 | Apart from the community stocking budget being spent on just a couple of fish , the upkeep of many of my big fish is actually cheaper and easier than the community systems . |
2 | Welshman Ian Woosnam would have joined them in second place but for a double bogey at the 17th for a 73 , while Scotland 's Colin Montgomerie is tucked in just behind after finishing four over par . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | If , on the other hand , the Nikkei index were to fall by just 20% from its mid-February level , it would leave a total of $114 billion-worth out of the money . |
5 | Tax is imposed as a rate or series of rates ; e.g. income tax is levied at just 20% , 25% and 40% of taxable income whilst VAT items that are not exempted are zero-rated or pay 17.5% . |
6 | Dr Tom Courtney was sentenced to just seven years for drugging and assaulting four young women at the London premises where he practised as a gynaecologist . |
7 | The vibrancy of Tranmere 's Friday night performance was repeated for just 15 minutes , but that was enough to seal the points . |
8 | The fall at drinks and confectionery group Cadbury Schweppes was limited to just 2p to 468p as it announced the much-expected cash call to fund further acquisitions in the US . |
9 | Here , fortunately , beer sales are increasing by just over 2 per cent per annum , or in terms of malt an additional requirement of 250,000 tonnes each year . |
10 | A total of 238 occupied breeding territories was found in just over half the county , and birds were found in another 71 localities in the breeding season , where evidence of a definitely occupied breeding territory was not obtained . |
11 | Not too long ago , property ownership was limited to just a minority — but today nearly two thirds of people in England and Wales live in their own homes , more than in many other countries . |
12 | If clarification requests are divided into just two categories , potential ( being those categories where the listener actively contributes to the negotiation by introducing new information ) , and simple ( the remaining categories ) , and these are set against the number of inadequate messages produced , a number of interesting findings emerges . |
13 | To pursue that vision Mr Levin is giving up a lot : after Toshiba , ITOCHU and US West , Time Warner is left with just 63% of TWE , which produces more than two-thirds of the group 's cash flow . |
14 | The societies ' worst point came in 1987 when their market share was reduced to just under 50 per cent ; the banks had 34.5 per cent and other finance companies 16.3 per cent . |
15 | More than half the small peasant farms are squeezed onto just 16 per cent of the land . |
16 | And Do-it-All owners WH Smith shares were selling for just 391p — against their 1992 peak of 494p . |