Example sentences of "[vb past] exactly the [noun] " in BNC.

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1	She provided exactly the kind of professional expertise we required , particularly as I had no training in linguistics .
2	Asquith 's appointment of Isaacs as Lord Chief Justice just a few months after he had narrowly escaped ( and actually deserved ) parliamentary censure , was a brave example of loyalty to a colleague , but it also demonstrated exactly the insensitivity that Unionists had denounced .
3	Its reappearance then — and since — made exactly the impact which the Gazette forecast .
4	I knew exactly the accessories she 'd want .
5	I had a very strong idea of what I wanted , even through I had plenty of photos : I knew exactly the kind of movements I was looking for , I 'm glad we did it in two — I do n't think the cricketer would 've been very keen to do it again ! ’
6	She knew exactly the kind of frustration he was referring to … and exactly the closet it had come from !
7	And I knew exactly the bike I wanted .
8	One company commander who survived the attack recalled that ‘ nobody knew exactly the location of the mixed-up regiments … it was impossible to move .
9	This made things much simpler for his advisers because they knew exactly the sort of information Reagan wanted to hear .
10	The concert pianist did exactly the opposite .
11	Hailey had exactly the qualities required to make an impact at the Colonial Office , not least among them being , as Curtis astutely realized , the prestige of an immensely distinguished Indian career .
12	The firmness of the French reaction was probably inevitable , given the circumstances , but it was also highly dangerous for it meant that if and when Bismarck sought to provoke France he knew that he had exactly the cause he needed .
13	Soon after Walter Luff 's arrival as Transport Manager in 1933 , Marshall showed him the design for the new railcoach , which fitted exactly the requirement for the Promenade and Fleetwood route .

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