Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] [prep] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the major eruption of Laki in Iceland in 1783 over 10 km 3 of lava was produced in just 50 days , and it spread to eventually cover an area of 370 km 2 . |
| 2 | A combination of a well planned and executed programme , better than expected weather and operational benefits derived from onboard data processing meant that a planned two-summer programme was completed in just 4½ months . |
| 3 | This meant that a " yes " vote was cast by just over 61 per cent of registered electors , and around 56 per cent of all Soviet citizens of voting age . |
| 4 | The second half was played at just as frantic pace as the first with both sides looking dangerous on the attack , but Abingdon looking more solid in defence . |
| 5 | Not too long ago , property ownership was limited to just a minority — but today nearly two thirds of people in England and Wales live in their own homes , more than in many other countries . |
| 6 | The societies ' worst point came in 1987 when their market share was reduced to just under 50 per cent ; the banks had 34.5 per cent and other finance companies 16.3 per cent . |
| 7 | And yet this generally held belief was based on just one dramatic observation . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , I do n't know who initiated the move to adopt a Regional policy of this nature , or why a written policy was decided on just then . |
| 9 | However , when there were pragmatic constraints on which of two people was likely to be the actor and which the acted-upon , there was no difference in response times to active and passive forms , and a sentence like The bather was rescued by the lifeguard was responded to just as quickly as The lifeguard rescued the bather . |
| 10 | But he does note that Heath 's claim that it was a clear victory was based on just over half the representatives supporting the Government . |
| 11 | His season was cut to just four races , the first three of which he won impressively before going down to Forest Sun in the Rendlesham Hurdle at Kempton already suffering from a bug . |
| 12 | The vibrancy of Tranmere 's Friday night performance was repeated for just 15 minutes , but that was enough to seal the points . |
| 13 | He said the church was built for just £5,700 in 1932 . |
| 14 | It has been estimated , for example , that around 600 000 km 3 of basalt was erupted within just 1 Ma to form the Deccan flows in India . |
| 15 | In the Philippines 34.6 million acres of rainforest was reduced to just 5.4 million acres by logging programmes during the corrupt Marcos regime . |
| 16 | Last night , a move to introduce such a scheme was defeated by just a dozen votes . |
| 17 | The heavy , cleaving blade was devastating with just one blow . |
| 18 | In a crossover study of evening primrose oil and placebo in 32 adults and children with atopic eczema , each treatment was given for just 3 weeks . |
| 19 | At one stage the company was valued at just A$97.3m ( £49.1m ) . |
| 20 | After 10 years , however , Hoffman was bankrupt , and the brewery was bought for just £2,420 by Philip Betts Blake and James Mann , partners in a brewery in Lambeth . |
| 21 | EFTA 's 1990/91 budget was set at just over 29,000,000 Swiss francs ( approximately US$23,000,000 ) , with a supplementary budget of SFr3-4,000,000 in view of the secretariat 's workload on negotiations with the EC . |
| 22 | The LP was recorded in just six weeks and the band snubbed luxuries like the studio 's swimming pool . |
| 23 | As the bulk of the material was culled from just three radio sessions , this proved that an album of quality could still be made for less than the cost of recording your average chart single . |
| 24 | But the highest value was put on just being there , the willingness to sit by a bedside and to do more listening than talking , the patience with inconsistencies and sudden reversals of mood and the readiness to come back , week after week . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | A DRINK-DRIVER was jailed for just four months yesterday for mowing down a nine-year-old girl . |