Example sentences of "just the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not just the other thing . |
| 2 | He said , with his back to me , until you went away I thought it was just the usual thing . |
| 3 | ‘ I think a part of me probably died when I took your job , though it may have been just the settling-down thing . |
| 4 | And it is her intuition that she is dependent on for finding just the right thing to muse about to the class in front of her . |
| 5 | Not for the first time , she wishes she had her sister 's confidence with men , her way of saying just the right thing in the right way to make them laugh , or listen , or love . |
| 6 | Well I thought I 'd just do a freezer shop anyway — just the basics basically plus one or two Little Extras , just the odd thing Derek likes , just in case … |
| 7 | Th we th , I think at that time it was just the done thing , you hand out tranquillizers , erm but I found it a , a really bad experience |