Example sentences of "just what [pers pn] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It worked on mice and if it works on humans it will be just what we 've been waiting for . |
| 2 | And for thirty years I and my fellow teachers , as we went back to our classrooms , have said to ourselves , ‘ Well , back to reality ’ ’ , and had gone on doing just what we had been doing all along , which was to try to bribe , scare or shame children into learning what someone else had decided they ought to know . |
| 3 | If only one stopped to look at the shape of the garment and the stitch used , it might well be just what we have been looking for ! |
| 4 | Planning is just what she had been doing . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's just what I 'd been thinking ! ’ answered Gabriel in surprise . |
| 6 | Demelza , five , of Oakworth , West Yorks , said : ‘ She 's just what I 've been looking for . |
| 7 | It 's just what I 've been hoping for ! |
| 8 | That was just what I had been doing for the past four months innocent of impending restrictions . |
| 9 | Eventually , I found out about the Dog Welfare and Rescue Society in Stokenchurch and spoke to the kennel manager who said just what I had been longing to hear . |
| 10 | No I bloody would n't , he said cor that 's awful ! and it it 's just what he 's been doing . |