Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [vb pp] just " in BNC.

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1 The quarries were situated just below Upper Halling and were linked to the factory by a tramway which crossed the A 228 by level crossing just south of the Church and then passed across the S.E. Railway line by means of a bridge .
2 Darlington police and ambulance were alerted just after 10am , but Mr Dobson , of Lewes Road , Darlington , was certified dead at the scene .
3 Some tearful householders whose homes were wrecked just had to cope as best they could .
4 P8 ( a , b ) rats or P12 ( c ) mice were anaesthetized with ether and the right optic nerve was cut just behind the eyeball .
5 The proposed closure was confirmed just twenty four hours after British Coal announced the pit was to go into the review procedure and revealed that it 's lost more than six million pounds in the last six months .
6 The formulation of a watershed management policy linked to searches for subterranean reserves and a desalination programme was considered just as important .
7 AN outraged couple are writing to the Prime Minister after a teenage drink driver who wrecked their £9,000 dream car was fined just £22 .
8 The car was found just off Upper Dunmurry Lane around 7.15pm — with a chain around the steering wheel .
9 The vote was taken just before eleven o'clock , and only a scattering of frayed cuffs were raised in opposition .
10 30th March 1808 ‘ saw a woman on Blackfriar 's Bridge who had just been killed by a horse which had run away — the horse was stopped just about half way between that market and the bridge , drank tea and supped with Mr. Hills — Mr. Pyne was there — met Mr. Reinagle ’ .
11 But it did not stop the township violence — 36 blacks were killed just hours before .
12 Similarly , although trusts were reminded just one year ago of their obligation to abide by the manpower approvals procedures relating to non-consultant career grades , some have established posts clearly intending them to be outside the controls incorporated in Achieving a Balance .
13 ‘ Emma and Becky 's lives were ended just before their 18th birthday when they would have begun to make a contribution to the world through the caring professions they had chosen to work in .
14 The fatalism of life at work was accepted just as it was believed that they could not help themselves or , indeed , be helped .
15 The Peugeot was found just over a mile away in Twinbrook .
16 Perhaps , unfortunately , a fairly high proportion of the counts were made just after the 1962/63 winter when populations of many species were very low .
17 Bottles of wine were produced just after seven .
18 As overhauled cars returned from Hendon , route boards were fitted just below the saloon windows , where they were more accessible than in the old position on the upper deck .
19 You think this war was started just to inconvenience you .
20 The team was formed just over two years ago under the tuition of Margaret Charlwood and made its first public appearance at Crystal Palace in November 1981 .
21 Valerie Place was killed just a few days after Oxfam workers had visited the area .
22 Until recently art critic of The Sunday Times , Marina Vaizey was paid just over £30,000 a year with free BUPA cover .
23 A Gordon drive into the circle was deflected just wide of the post by defender Johnny Taylor and from the corner Gordon shot just wide .
24 An oesophageal tube was placed just above the obstacle under fluoroscopic guidance to drain the saliva .
25 The German was dropped just before the end of the third lap and Andy was again in medal territory if he could hold against fatigue and the heat .
26 Maradona , who captains the defending World Cup champions , was quoted in several Italian newspapers yesterday as saying that ‘ World Cup groups had been predetermined and the draw was made just for the fun of the television audience ’ .
27 Prism was founded just over five years ago by individuals involved in the arts , either at community level or in further education establishments .
28 The first vote of the evening was taken just before 10pm on a Labour amendment to keep down rises in council rents , and was lost by 289 votes to 201 ( Government majority 88 ) .
29 Then , in the late 1970s , a new motorway thrust through the county and a junction was constructed just six miles to the west .
30 But I do n't know how it was , but it came about that this confiscation business was dropped just as soon as we Labour got into power .
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