Example sentences of "be [prep] just the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And perhaps the light from those ears of corn which are in just the right condition for her to lay her eggs , fluoresce in a particular manner , recognizing which from her own inward pre-patterned instincts , she homes in and deposits her eggs . |
| 2 | I must add in all honesty and so we must face up to things that the churches at any rate in their public and visible life are in just the same state . |
| 3 | On the street , the roof of your car may be at just the right height for you to rest your elbows as you take the shot , and there are all sorts of other items of street furniture such as lamp-posts which can serve as props . |
| 4 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 5 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 6 | I bought an expensive photograph album with a padded cover and gold curlicues on it and spent ages arranging the photographs I had taken at his house so that they were in just the right order . |
| 7 | The Earth is just the right distance from a star , the Sun , which is of just the right kind of size . |
| 8 | Clearly , it is no use breaking the phosphate bond unless the ATP molecule is in just the right place ; otherwise the result would only be to heat things up . |
| 9 | ‘ The sun is in just the right place , and it will make a good picture . ’ |
| 10 | It 's been so cold that the freeze-thaw needed for the Appendix to form fully has n't taken place and the ice is in just the same condition as the previous week . |
| 11 | The farmer 's prayer is to have good weather when his crop is at just the right stage to reap ; the ability to judge the state of a crop can come only with considerable experience . |
| 12 | Twelve minutes after the break he moved into the middle during a rare Palace break and was in just the right spot to hammer home a left-wing cross to give Palace a great victory and set up a 3rd round tie against Liverpool ! |