Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] just the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Startlingly bold as this idea is , the arguments for it were initially contained in just the first thirty-three short sections of the Principles . |
| 2 | It is shortened to just the second and third phrases , both of which are cadentially ‘ open ’ , and so what had been a self-sufficient arch shape is turned into continuous , open-ended variative repetition ( see Ex. 1.2 ) . |
| 3 | When he was joined in the Test team by Desmond Haynes , one of the most dependable and successful of all opening partnerships was created , and as the senior member in his late twenties Greenidge matured at just the right time . |
| 4 | The announcement about dinner being served , Henry observed with approval , had come at just the right length of time after the sherry had been drunk . |
| 5 | ‘ Actually , you 've come at just the right moment . |
| 6 | Channel 4 's TV Heaven is the equivalent of Now That 's What I Call Music — shameless retro zeitgeist wank split into individual years and presented with just the right tone of sobriety and knowingness by Frank Muir . |
| 7 | If searching was done with just the basic actions , then R1.1 would only gain its first bit of credit after the fifth search , and then it would gain a mere 1/64th. of a point of credit . |
| 8 | By detecting heat this can provide a picture that would be impossible to detect with just the human eye . |
| 9 | Thin-section petrography is a standard geological technique , fundamental to determining the mineralogical and textural characteristics of rocks ; it can be applied in just the same way to ceramic materials . |
| 10 | A fragment from an altarpiece can not be appraised in just the same way as an independent portrait ; and a craftsman 's skill is esteemed more accurately when the materials used are rightly identified . |
| 11 | Rhubarb fool is made in just the same way as gooseberry fool , but needs an even larger proportion of sugar , preferably dark brown , and it is very necessary when the rhubarb is cooked to put it in a colander or sieve and let the excess juice drain off before the purée is made and the cream added . |
| 12 | More traditional error correcting techniques can be used as a last resort , and if they are applied to just the top-rated candidate string this should avoid the potentially explosive problem . |
| 13 | You could n't maybe do the ploughing and that but if you were out spreading dung you or neeps you 'd to just the same as the men and the the man may man might be getting maybe about twenty pound in the half a year and the boys maybe only getting twelve or something like that . |
| 14 | Living at just the right distance from things is impossible cos one had to move about in order to know where one is — the principle of 2 or more radar points plotting the position of an object . |
| 15 | She thought she was peaking at just the right time for her battle of the sexes match with Jimmy Connors scheduled for Las Vegas on September 24 with a 500,000 dollar first prize . |
| 16 | the system is set up so that the engine for each car arrives at just the right moment . ’ |
| 17 | The Experience consists of four young men who look , talk and act as if they 've grown up in good families , graduated from decent schools , and dress as if they shop at just the right places — Paul Smith , say , or Emporio Armani . |
| 18 | It was the best lesson I 've ever had , and it came at just the right time . ’ |
| 19 | He never came to a conclusion for Angelina and Oliver came at just the wrong moment , just as the fish required the hand of the maître . |
| 20 | Others were picked up opportunistically because a visitor or student arrived with just the right skills or interests to move ahead on a front I might otherwise have neglected . |
| 21 | ‘ Right then , I 've called out enough instructions , now I 'll point to one of you and you must make up the instruction to be obeyed in just the same way as I have been doing . |
| 22 | They were just poling away and Matt shouted ‘ Hey , fellers , cut ’ but they did n't take any notice and I remember thinking maybe they 're testing the rope to see if it works , and Matt and I turned at just the same moment and saw where the Indians were heading us — straight into a pile of rocks and foaming water — and I knew the rope must have broken or something . |
| 23 | I think we shall have to look at just the last two years . ’ |
| 24 | In fact your letter arrived at just the right time , since I am now planning the Spring ‘ 93 Edition of Rural Wales . |
| 25 | The inflation was a good thing in that it produced a universe that was smooth and uniform on a large scale and was expanding at just the critical rate to avoid recollapse . |
| 26 | The pulses of light passing through the slots are converted to electrical signals by the photocell and are treated in just the same way as those of the mechanical system . |
| 27 | We may consider the procedure for one component of the velocity ; the other components and the pressure are treated in just the same way . |
| 28 | Armed with the appropriate value of the small-signal complex impedance , the signal response of a nonlinear network to any small input may be found in just the same way as the response of a linear network to an input of any magnitude . |
| 29 | Portsmouth were restricted to just the odd chance — Lee Chapman almost sneaking a third . |
| 30 | The rubber takes a grip on the shell and forces it between the rollers , which are set at just the right distance apart so that they crack the shell without damaging the kernel . |