Example sentences of "[verb] just [adv] enough [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pausing just long enough to sweep the old man 's triumphant face with an antagonistic look , Beth turned from them both and went , head high , out of the room and into the hallway , where the late March sunshine found its way through the tall arched windows , and where the air seemed relatively fresh compared to the musty damp smell of the old man 's den . |
| 2 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 3 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 4 | Delicate creamy-yellow ‘ E P Bowles ’ stays open just long enough to contrast beautifully with the pale mauve flowers and bright orange stamens of Crocus tommasinianus . |
| 5 | The people here are still hungry , but they 've got just about enough to survive . |
| 6 | When he spoke , his voice was raised just loud enough to carry over the low-pitched brass rumbles . |
| 7 | Undaunted , one of the Marines took it upon himself to pop out from hiding just long enough to hurl a grenade at the gun position . |
| 8 | At the junction with the road she braked just long enough to see that nothing was coming then turned right and careered wildly down the long hill into the village . |
| 9 | It would last just long enough to sate his desires and rekindle her expectations . |
| 10 | I shall visit just often enough to keep the gossips at bay . |
| 11 | He paused just long enough to ensure he had her full attention before going on to deliver his thuderbolt . |
| 12 | He paused just long enough to make me feel uncomfortable , then said : ‘ Very well . ’ |
| 13 | He remained just long enough to save a substantial sum by the standards of Irish wealth and then came home with his newly acquired capital . |
| 14 | Dot stayed just long enough to smile back . |