Example sentences of "[adv] just [verb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may read the papers , or perhaps just stay in bed wondering if there 's anything on the doorstep . |
| 2 | For a start , he was driving far too fast , had only just swerved in time to avoid a cyclist , and was now desperately trying to overtake a pale blue Renault , when it was obvious there was n't room , and the road ahead was too winding to see if it was clear . |
| 3 | But did it not occur to you , ’ Theda said , her breast heaving with the passion she was only just holding in check , ‘ that I have lately not been seen ? |
| 4 | Above the rambling parkland belonging to Randall Lodge was an area which had once been a rigidly formal garden , but was now only just kept in check by two elderly men . |
| 5 | I only just stopped in time . |
| 6 | Ah Christ I 've only just got in mama ! |
| 7 | It was only just finished in time : according to Constanze , the overture ( the last section to be composed ) was completed just two days before the premiere . |
| 8 | Jackie had a nasty puncture in practice on the 150-m.p.h. straight and though he was not injured , his Matra was only just repaired in time for the race . |
| 9 | It 's not just standing in court . |
| 10 | Which is why all the products in the range are carefully formulated , not just to work in isolation but to work together as a complete programme — repairing , cleansing , caring and styling . |
| 11 | The bars should be solid , not just drawn in outline . |
| 12 | This usually just rests in place ( it 's rather heavy ) , but where inspection chambers are inside a house ( unusual except where an extension has been built on ) , the manhole is screwed down and has to be specially sealed . |
| 13 | you understand what I mean , I do n't just lay in bed I just get |
| 14 | Five years from the original appeal in nineteen eighty eight , those nurses still have n't gone all the way through the regrading process and any union officer will tell you that does n't just occur in City Hospital in this case , but it occurs right across the as well . |
| 15 | He knew he would n't be able to and now , as he swung himself out of bed , Ray Plummer wondered why he had n't just sat in front of the television until the time came . |
| 16 | It does n't just happen in nature , and I do n't really see why women should be at a disadvantage , unless it follows in the tail of many of the other disadvantages , which are actually made by society and culture , not by biology . |
| 17 | Do n't forget that caffeine is n't just found in tea and coffee — it 's a major component of cola drinks and chocolate , whether in a cup or a box ! |
| 18 | okay , okay erm yeah although normally you could do something like that while you can do that by phone you can call up and say yes we 're coming definitely just to get in touch and say it . |