Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb -s] just [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Damn ! ’ she said , like a tennis player who has just lost a point . |
| 2 | A friend who has just seen a Don Ameche movie informs the local doctor of the plot : ‘ He worked in his basement discovering things . |
| 3 | We speak here of a man who has just completed a season in which he won four USPGA Tour events and more than $1,000,000 to finish second on the money list behind Greg Norman . |
| 4 | For example , someone who has just completed a questionnaire ( at T 1 ) on nutrition may have a response to a film on food additives different from that which they would have had in the absence of the questionnaire . |
| 5 | Last week Dr Feeney , who has just completed a lecture tour of the States , let it be known he would not be seeking the SDLP nomination to contest the Oldpark ward in North Belfast . |
| 6 | Margaret closed the briefcase with a click , like someone who has just completed a sale . |
| 7 | KEEP AWAY FROM THE EDGE Anyone who has just missed a bus is experiencing stress , but will get over it quickly . |
| 8 | But the needs of a child who has just vacated a cot and , say , a sturdy 12-year-old are very different and ideally beds should be changed as a child grows , about every four or five years . |
| 9 | Neither Mr Bush nor James Baker , his secretary of state ( who talks about Lithuania and Latvia with the visible enthusiasm of someone who has just sucked a lemon ) , can yet bring himself to think anything but the best of Mr Gorbachev , so helpful last year in Europe , so kind this year in the Gulf . |
| 10 | I think it would be well worth involving , who has just started a year at Selly Oak — his letter attached . |
| 11 | The star , who has just enjoyed a hit with the old Smiths hit How Soon Is Now ? , suffers from bouts of depression . |
| 12 | I 'm not naive , I know others will make more be back with more bids because he 's such a top -class goal scorer , ’ says the manager , who has just signed a contract keeping him at Hillsborough for the same time as Hirst . |
| 13 | Somebody who has just had a trick played on them by Anancy ? |
| 14 | If this is doubted , try to write a set of objectives , including criteria for assessment , for the psychological care of an elderly middle class lady who has just had a colostomy performed . |
| 15 | And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt . |
| 16 | By 1030 hours the Wall patrol has completed its escort task and is free to assist an Engineer Corporal who has just had a collision in his car with an East German in the Soviet Sector . |
| 17 | Arms and fists raised like a footballer who 's just scored a goal , Austin Currie took his kudos , from the audience of 500 in the packed conference hall of the Slieve Donard Hotel . |
| 18 | Today we 'll hear from polytechnic lecturer Reg James , who 's just made a film of the special needs Brickwall School , and from local remedial tutor Dave Pollock , who 'll give us some suggestions for teacing dyslexic children . |
| 19 | Show me a frowning British woman on a beach , and I 'll show someone who 's just spotted a mid-thigh clump the wax did n't reach . |
| 20 | He 's the one who 's just had a breakdown . |
| 21 | I do , according to my best friend who 's just had a baby . |
| 22 | We make do with the dole and Ellie 's going in with a friend who 's just started a café which 'll help with the food . |