Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] with just " in BNC.
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| 1 | They opened up a lead of more than two minutes by Huddersfield , but were caught with just under 30 miles left . |
| 2 | They were celebrating with just 8 minutes to go when Rovers hit the winner . |
| 3 | Labour now holds 27 Welsh seats , its best total since 1970 , but the Liberal Democrats were left with just one MP in their traditional stronghold of Wales , Mr Alex Carlile in Montgomery . |
| 4 | When the gods created heaven and earth — according to an old Eastern story — they were left with just one problem : where to hide Truth . |
| 5 | Builder Dave Young , wife Jane and son Paul , three — who had been taking a dip in the hotel pool — were left with just the costumes they had on . |
| 6 | If searching was done with just the basic actions , then R1.1 would only gain its first bit of credit after the fifth search , and then it would gain a mere 1/64th. of a point of credit . |
| 7 | At the time the Royal Free was dealing with just three . |
| 8 | The heavy , cleaving blade was devastating with just one blow . |
| 9 | Nigel was left with just one woman in his life to torment , which was only half the fun . |
| 10 | He succeeded and was left with just a slight hesitation in speech . |
| 11 | Presidential and legislative elections were held in November 1989 , when Callejas was elected with just over 50 per cent of the vote , and the PN won 71 of the 128 seats in the National Assembly [ see pp. 37038-39 ; 37275 ] . |