Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cups and saucers were arranged at just the right angle beside the small plates , and the bone-handled knives were correctly positioned to the right of each plate . |
| 2 | 157 Megabytes of files on our Victor V486M 's 200 Mb hard disk were checked in just 47 seconds — now that 's moving ! |
| 3 | They opened up a lead of more than two minutes by Huddersfield , but were caught with just under 30 miles left . |
| 4 | The two vehicles were separated by just 13ft of rope tied diagonally between them . |
| 5 | After the opening photograph round eight teams were separated by just one point . |
| 6 | In Southwark in December 1681 fines amounting to £9,680 were imposed on just twenty-two Nonconformist ministers . |
| 7 | It is for this reason that a study carried out by Addison ( 1984 ) in the London Borough of Wandsworth , of the social care plans that were made for just two elderly people is of such value , and worthy of attention from practitioners in this field . |
| 8 | Here Owen is clearly asking whether men were made to just destroy themselves and nature . |
| 9 | Last year , at a cost of C$1.4m ( $1.9m ) , the commission investigated about 1,800 complaints , four-fifths of which were made by just four zealous citoyens . |
| 10 | Mitsubishi 's GSR Evolution rally weapon met its three-month sales target in record time — 2500 cars were sold in just three days ! |
| 11 | Many of the kung fu systems were based upon just five animals — the tiger , crane , dragon , leopard and snake . |
| 12 | Police , with riot gear on standby , were called in just after 1am this morning . |
| 13 | Portsmouth were restricted to just the odd chance — Lee Chapman almost sneaking a third . |
| 14 | In addition to a post-tea batting humiliation , England were reduced to just nine fit men . |
| 15 | Even as I spoke , we were reduced to just about no light at all . |
| 16 | Wine imports over the same period were reduced by just over 40 per cent . |
| 17 | Over three months 933 gallons of brandy , 1,414 gallons of rum , 654 gallons of whisky and 2,048 gallons of gin were drank between just 12,000 people . |
| 18 | Something had happened to them — they were charged for just a while into being better than they were . |
| 19 | NEARLY 400 cattle were auctioned in just one hour without the animals , vendors or buyers going off to market when the first sale of fat stock by satellite television went on screen . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | When the gods created heaven and earth — according to an old Eastern story — they were left with just one problem : where to hide Truth . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | When they reported back to the branch about the National Conference of Young Conservatives , they were questioned about just the things they had failed to notice . |
| 24 | Played two … lost two … that 's Gloucester rugby club 's league record this season … do n't panic though on Saturday they were beaten by just one point at Leicester in a game that should have been their 's |
| 25 | But the Guildford Four were released at just the wrong time , and the government quietly put the scheme on the back burner — indefinitely , it would seem . |
| 26 | The heads of various departments , foremen and other key workers were recruited from just across the county boundary in Sheffield and south Yorkshire ; the rest of the labour force came from many parts of Britain and Ireland . |
| 27 | The cost of maintaining a patient in St. Peter 's Hospital in June 1945 was calculated at just under £3 a week . |
| 28 | When the 1983 demonstration arrived outside the CEGB , it was witnessed by just a handful of press : foreign TV , the Guardian , the Morning Star , and local radio . |
| 29 | The speaker who complained at the burden on small businesses was clapped by just a handful . |
| 30 | Fred Dawes played as club captain in every League match of 1936–37 but was badly hampered by injuries in 1937–38 when he was limited to just 15 appearances . |