Example sentences of "[verb] just [adv] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be quite illuminating to write down a few vague goals , and then to discover just how deepseated your real feelings about nursing can be . |
| 2 | He has just enough to buy his materials , to live , to have a working holiday every year , to manage . |
| 3 | Her mouth felt suddenly dry and her lips parted just sufficiently to allow her tongue to moisten their parched surface . |
| 4 | She hated excessive make-up and had applied just enough to emphasize her striking looks . |
| 5 | One possibility is that the Sun is currently going through a ‘ quiescent ’ phase : the nuclear reactions at its core are continuing just sufficiently to keep our star shining , but no more than that ; in due course the Sun will get back to ‘ business as usual ’ . |
| 6 | I 'll check things out at this end to see if anything might be causing it here — you ca n't all have just suddenly changed your addresses ! |
| 7 | Tony rang Kate 's parents to tell them to come round ( they were going to look after 2½-year-old William ) and , by the time they arrived , Kate had just about finished her bath . |
| 8 | I was doing my third week as a young crime reporter and had just about finished my second and last story of the day when the phone rang . |
| 9 | I picked up reasonable speed and had just about regained my composure when a hand appeared on my left shoulder from behind ! |
| 10 | The Battersea group have just successfully organised their fourth ‘ Embassy crawl ’ or sponsored walk on Saturday 19 October . |
| 11 | ‘ I have just about lost my voice , ’ he told a largely working-class crowd at McAllen , Texas . |