Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] just [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I felt that if the game had gone on for just five more minutes , then we could even have won it . |
2 | There was too much going on for just one person to deal with . |
3 | So West Indies won by an innings and 156 runs ; yet had England managed to hold on for just another three or four minutes they would have got a draw , for the heavens opened and further play would have been impossible . |
4 | Just si now just ge just hands down for just one minute please . |
5 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
6 | His first marriage to actress Mimi Rogers , 10 years his senior , broke down after just three years . |
7 | But by August 30 , ranked a Squadron Leader , he was at the controls of a Hurricane fighter facing 100 enemy aircraft along with just two other planes . |
8 | Even with a reef in the main Rulor 11 fairly screamed along with just three crew |
9 | But by the time the scheme goes into year-round service , in 1985 , computers will cut the time-lag down to just four hours . |
10 | With the Government 's overall majority now down to just 18 , the presence of Ulster Unionists and other minority parties became a key factor in whether the Bill could be wrecked . |
11 | The one move that is seen as a means of significantly improving the picture is another sharp improvement in efficiency — but that means still more job cuts , and word is that the company is considering seeking another 70,000 voluntary redundancies over the next four years , brining its workforce down to just 100,000 by 1997 , compared with 240,000 in 1991 ; finding more volunteers should not be too hard — its last offer was massively oversubscribed , but ironically , many of those that depart will end up working for its incoming competitors . |
12 | She said : ‘ In the end it came down to just two letters . |
13 | However , there are now five women managing directors or chief executives ( out of 1,347 companies ) compared with only three ( out of 1,370 ) last year , although this is counterbalanced by the loss of three female chairmen , bringing their numbers down to just two . |
14 | On cold january nights , they camped out on platforms for the last experiences of ‘ Whistler ’ haulage , as the class of two hundred was whittled down to just one , the rebuilt , pioneer D200 . |
15 | The final choice probably comes down to just one of the two remaining places . |
16 | The company has cut the Senator range down to just one model , the 3. litre 24v CD . |
17 | ‘ I was down to just one spare player for the game against Ards and the knock to Strang was another bad blow , ’ he said . |
18 | This will mean cutting the current 70 telephone exchanges involved in the service down to just three . |
19 | A bus firm 's had to cancel services because its drivers are too ill to work … and Swindon Town have called off a reserve match because they 're down to just 6 fit players . |
20 | It 's gon na be cold tonight , clearing and fairly chilly , temperatures down at just forty three . |
21 | But once balanced there , it can be pushed over with just one finger . |
22 | I applied to correspondence courses for writing , I joined a music workshop , and at the same time I had to rush into a job , as I came over with just one bag and no money . ’ |
23 | There was no royalty , no civic dignitaries being honoured as the 2 Buccaneers flew over at just 250 feet . |
24 | A 20-minute warning had been given , but the device went off after just 10 minutes . |
25 | It is fine to start off with just one or two very straightforward ones such as ‘ have my hair restyled ’ or ‘ buy a new dress ’ and perhaps ‘ take a holiday abroad next year ’ . |
26 | It is possible to start off with just one or two tags which control the main typographic elements but by the time page numbers , headers , footers , indexes , etc have been added the list can get unwieldy . |
27 | They then ran off with just twenty five pounds in cash — money she 'd saved to pay fuel bills . |
28 | By the year 2000 , it would like to see total wind power generated in the UK equivalent to the power given off by just one coal or gas-fired power station . |
29 | Last night Davidson , host of the BBC snooker game show Big Break , admitted his marriage had broken up after just three years . |
30 | This view quite clearly rejects a left perspective : the idea that society is made up of just two classes ; that economic class is the only major , or " real " , line of cleavage ; and that conflict is deep , bitter and unrelenting . |