Example sentences of "[be] [verb] by just [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain three-quarters of all daily newspapers are owned by just three companies . |
| 2 | Although we might expect bedrock mineralogy to exert a pervasive control over the products of chemical weathering this is not the case , at least at the broad scale , both because the rocks and minerals exposed at the Earth 's surface are dominated by just two or three types ( Table 6.5 ) , and because prolonged weathering tends to lead to a convergence of secondary mineral types irrespective of parent material mineralogy . |
| 3 | The existence of other endothelin receptors also seems to be increasingly likely ; indeed , it may well be difficult to imagine that the actions of three different peptides are mediated by just two receptors . |
| 4 | However , although this example reflects the failure of the Federal Trade Commission to think the sanction of positive repentance through to its logical conclusion , it also demonstrates just how powerful this sanction could be , had it been accompanied by just one further instruction — ‘ publish the repenting adverts in the original outlets ’ . |
| 5 | Her whole life seemed to be dominated by just one man , so that she could concentrate on little else . |
| 6 | Banbury vet , Clifford Butler , said the dog suffered multiple injuries unlikely to have been caused by just one kick as Hughes claimed . |
| 7 | After the opening photograph round eight teams were separated by just one point . |
| 8 | Last year , at a cost of C$1.4m ( $1.9m ) , the commission investigated about 1,800 complaints , four-fifths of which were made by just four zealous citoyens . |
| 9 | Played two … lost two … that 's Gloucester rugby club 's league record this season … do n't panic though on Saturday they were beaten by just one point at Leicester in a game that should have been their 's |
| 10 | Much of the final selection is done by just one person . |
| 11 | An example of the interactions between living things in which both partners would appear to benefit equally occurs in the Amazon Forest where one particular species of orchid is pollinated by just one species of bee which seems to be tailor-made to fit the flower which it pollinates . |
| 12 | The show is watched by just six million viewers , but he said : ‘ I think the public are beginning to take to it . ’ |
| 13 | The tiny station at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire is run by just two people , and both are dedicated to keeping the long suffering rail traveller happy . |
| 14 | — all semantic information is expressed by just one word ( no need for modifiers or other restrictions ) ; |
| 15 | Administration is handled by just three staff including Norman Eggleton . |
| 16 | The Beijing massacre , after all , was preceded by just such a struggle . |
| 17 | The Beijing massacre , after all , was preceded by just such a struggle . |
| 18 | With the new system , the target was reduced by just 11 runs , implying a rate of 5.65 in getting 164 in 29 overs , by far the fastest rate of the match . |
| 19 | When it took off at midnight on September 25 , 1963 , Aldergrove was serviced by just seven airlines and carried relatively few passengers . |