Example sentences of "had just [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing the British soldiers , the startled men sat and ate though they had just risen from a complete meal . |
| 2 | I was feel very proud of myself because I had just progressed from a tiny red tricycle to riding a huge yellow proper bicycle , with stabilizers . |
| 3 | By the following weekend , Ned had begun to lose interest in his lover and within two weeks , much to her distress , he began leaving her alone for long periods of time while he chased after a very attractive Border Collie who had just moved into a neighbouring street . |
| 4 | A MANIAC slashed a teenage girl 's throat with a knife he had just bought at a packed car boot sale . |
| 5 | She had just slipped into a black taffeta skirt and was buttoning the front of her blouse when there was a knock on the door . |
| 6 | ‘ … and the pathetic thing was that he thought he had just recovered from a long period of madness . ’ |
| 7 | He was only twenty-six and had just recovered from a slipped disc . |
| 8 | Perhaps he was still sleepy , or had just indulged in a stultifying beetle meal . |
| 9 | He had just materialized in a certain top-secret room in the bad company of Dee and Kelley . |
| 10 | He had just returned from a fresh session with the PM at Downing Street . |
| 11 | He had just returned after a 3-day affair with another woman which had brought on the crisis . |