Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] just [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the story has only just begun . |
| 2 | If the golden age for Byrd 's motets has only just begun to dawn , then Byrd 's songs are still in their dark ages . |
| 3 | Joanne , 13 , says simply : ‘ Mum has n't just looked after her own children , she has looked after so many others . |
| 4 | Ms Bhutto has only just survived a vote of no confidence by the opposition , when her slim and wavering majority was cut by half , partially because of the defection of four of the tribal members to opposition benches . |
| 5 | Looking for a plausible mechanism is slightly easier , but the search has only just begun , and there are few clues to go on at present . |
| 6 | Unisys Corp claims to have won some 50% of the world 's open systems transaction processing business , but still only has around 22 Tuxedo customers on its books , including the Union Bank of Switzerland , Eurodollar car rental , La Namur Assurance Co in Belgium and Koninklijke PTT Telecom Nederland NV ; NCR Corp , it estimates , has some 10 to 15 customers for Top End monitor , while Transarc Corp 's rival Encina has only just started shipping . |
| 7 | BSL research has only just begun and a great deal more will emerge in the coming years . |
| 8 | But now the meal was over , and David had only just made an appearance . |
| 9 | The A-Z told me that the gardens off the alley belonged to the houses on Lee Metford Road and there seemed no good reason why Nevil had not just driven straight there . |
| 10 | Then he frowned , as if her words had only just reached him . |
| 11 | At eighteen his apprenticeship in rhetorical violence and grievous bodily harm had only just begun . |
| 12 | Rosslyn realised that the horse was asking for help , and that his manners had n't just experienced a mysterious and miraculous change for the better during the course of the day ! |
| 13 | After ten years of touring and rehearsing , the languid Scots have only just finished their third album . |
| 14 | Opera North has also just unveiled a new Britten staging : Peter Grimes , directed by Ronald Eyre and with John Treleaven as the visionary Suffolk fisherman . |
| 15 | However , IBM has only just started manufacturing OS/2 2.0 for British distribution . |
| 16 | Saying that the Framing Opinions campaign has only just begun , English Heritage chief executive , Jennifer Page concludes that authorities and voluntary groups from national to local level must be prepared to offer help and advice to anyone wanting to alter a building . |
| 17 | The election campaign has only just got under way , and Mr Le Pen may yet reclaim the limelight . |
| 18 | The hon. Lady has only just come in . |
| 19 | His parents had only just begun to give him and his sibling the lore of their territory , telling him the names of eagles who had nested there before . |
| 20 | Father Crispin had unfortunately just knocked over a wine cup and was cleaning up the mess with a napkin . |
| 21 | It was disappointing to discover on asking if I could have them to find that the museum had only just got round to registering what appeared to be Audubon 's proofs . |
| 22 | Korea had not just intensified the Cold War with , for example , analogies being drawn between the partitioned Korean peninsula and the divided nature of Germany ; it also placed an extra burden on American resources . |
| 23 | One was the common ostrich ; the other was the smaller ‘ petise ’ version that Darwin had only just snatched from the jaws of his shipmates . |
| 24 | Anthea has only just stepped into Yvette 's shoes but has already made pals with the other presenters and , course , Bonnie the dog . |
| 25 | . I I i i in a way I want to back up the point Mr has just just made . |
| 26 | This process has only just begun and is likely to continue until the middle of this decade . |
| 27 | Despite our beliefs , pain has undermined his strength , he is not undefeatable , God has had his way , if he ever lost it , and Satan has not just fallen , from Heaven to Hell , but has buried himself further into the pit , he has fallen further in trying , once again , to achieve greater height than he deserved . |
| 28 | The designer 's job had only just begun , he said . |
| 29 | He nodded , relieved that they had left her alone although he knew this business had only just started . |
| 30 | Cousin and neighbour Nicholas Gutesha , said : ‘ Robert had only just decorated the house as a Christmas treat for his mum . ’ |