Example sentences of "[noun] had [not/n't] just [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 ! |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Leaving Hong Kong had not just removed her from the battlefield ; it had left them alone in it together for the first time in their lives . |
5 | It was true , it had the feel of truth : the woman had n't just fallen over a cliff . |
6 | ‘ Of course , ’ she murmured , and smiled to show that her heart had not just sunk down into her boots . |
7 | Mr Smith said the Premier had not just humiliated himself and his Government through the sterling crisis — he had humiliated Britain . |
8 | Both knew that the other knew that Steve and Maria Luisa had n't just met for the first time . |