Example sentences of "[be] just [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Oh Jim , " we can say , " we are just having a little chat about the I.R.A . " |
| 2 | If you are just starting a new job of any kind this morning , your first day , then do n't worry , it does n't matter what you do , the odds on the first two things they 'll show you is , where the toilet is , and how to load paper into the photocopier . |
| 3 | They 're just taking a well-earned break from publicising the Lifeline Africa Appeal that 's just been launched by the Northampton-based charity , World Vision . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're just having a good time . ’ |
| 5 | At first , you 're just playing a fast game of Tetris , and then you 're suddenly confronted by a whole new set of liths ( the proper name for the shapes ) . |
| 6 | So we 're not actually changing your water tablets as such , we 're just knocking a little bit off and leaving you just on the Frusamide bit of your water tablet , okay ? |
| 7 | I mean we 're just giving a little bit of temporary relief in a situation which just seems to be getting worse and worse . |
| 8 | And I 'll pass subtle hints about it and I go I 'm just passing a subtle hint right . |
| 9 | Now moving on a little bit further , I know the talk said that I was only going up to er to , but I 'm just going a little bit further . |
| 10 | Er , you there 's no offend that I can cover with you , I 'm just having a wee chat with you on it in general terms on it , but I mean I could fill pages and pages |
| 11 | I mean I 'm just having a general chat with you |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm just having a hard time indentifying you with a business legendary for its ‘ wise old men ’ . |
| 13 | I 'm just making a small correction . |
| 14 | I 'm just doing a quick shwooo . |
| 15 | Zoff , one of the biggest names in Italian football , clarified the whole situation when he said : ‘ We were just discussing a technical point . |
| 16 | He smiled infuriatingly at her , lifting a hand to run it over his dark hair , seemingly as relaxed as though they were just sharing a pleasant little chat rather than this frosty interview . |
| 17 | They were just having a peaceful protest , sitting there and linking arms : no threats or fear of violence . |
| 18 | ‘ The victims were just having a good time . ’ |
| 19 | We were just having a hot drink . |
| 20 | She is just beginning a new book — but ‘ work is the worst thing in the world ’ . |
| 21 | The procedure continues for weeks with the man unable to tell the girl that he still buys the ticket even though he no longer has a car , and the girl not wanting to hurt his feelings by revealing that she is just taking a short cut , walking through the car park on her way to W. H. Smith . |
| 22 | ‘ Me and old Jitters is just having a sociable little drink , Magda . |
| 23 | So to start with what we 're doing is just having a little assessment , seeing what sort of driving erm techniques that you have . |
| 24 | Erm , and she 's just getting a new car , erm , unfortunately about two year ago , she had an accident in a Nova , well , her mam was driving , and they have n't had a car for two years , so she 's just recently getting an Orion , erm , one point eight , diesel , all the body kit , and very , very nice . |
| 25 | I 'm , I 'm getting there it 's just taking a long while . |
| 26 | it 's just taking a long time . |
| 27 | Yes I 'm getting there , I know I know I know myself I 'm getting there , it 's just Like say , it 's just taking a bloody long while . |
| 28 | to do , she 's just offering a different way of doing it . |
| 29 | It would aid business restructuring and privatization in an economy which , according to Vahi , was just withstanding a tenfold rise in raw material prices , a 100 per cent increase in fuel prices and the loss of 90 per cent of its export market . |
| 30 | Steve was just recalling a little history . |