Example sentences of "[vb base] just [verb] a [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a bit of an aphrodisiac apparently , ’ I explained — ‘ which is tremendously useful when you 've just done a two-and-a-half hour show , driven 45 minutes home , eaten a baked potato the size of a human foot , scrubbed off two layers of greasepaint , nose shading , violet eyeshadow and seemingly permanent mascara , brushed one and a half cans of lacquer off the split ends , flossed the gums , massaged the bridgework , popped the ear plugs over the acupuncture needle , put the airplane mask over the anti-ageing eye cream and — pièce de lack of résistance — applied the ‘ Tonic Bust ’ to prevent anything descending further south during the night . |
| 2 | What you wan na do is I 've just done a seven day report on the er on hazard spotting etcetera etcetera etcetera and all the different surveys we 've had on the site over the past month . |
| 3 | The band have little spare time on their hands , they 've just completed a 50 date tour and have recorded a session for the Bob Harris Radio One show which goes out from Monday April 13th–16th , one song each night . |
| 4 | I 've just completed a 16,000 mile trip around the US , carrying a Dell notebook that weighed about 7lb , and believe me , the difference is impressive . |
| 5 | Looks horrendous , but bear in mind these elderly people have just answered a sixteen page postal questionnaire with no help . |
| 6 | On Saturday , 2nd February 1991 , four members of the B.C.R.S. Preservation Group paid a working visit to the Gwili Railway following a tip-off that they have just acquired a six wheel GWR passenger coach , which , when fully restored will be the fourth oldest coach in preservation . |