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 .
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