Example sentences of "[v-ing] just [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already Northern Ireland was becoming just a pretty landscape , a backdrop to the pain behind her eyes . |
| 2 | ‘ Well ? ’ said Calatin who was , truth to tell , becoming just the smallest bit afraid of this strange , golden-eyed creature , but who would not have dreamed of showing it , because you did not show discourtesy to guests , not if you wanted business from them . |
| 3 | Sort of looking out of your window and seeing just a blank concrete wall in front of you , day after day after day . |
| 4 | By the same token they are producing just the right level of output , . |
| 5 | Financing just the first instalment of Labour 's spending plans would raise basic-rate income tax by 3½p in the pound if the entire burden was not to be loaded on to the better-off . |
| 6 | He was using just a small group — a sax player , a keyboard player , bass and drums , as I recall — and he was really wailing . |
| 7 | If all this sounds a bit complicated , it may help to start using just a small amount of the nutrition information . |
| 8 | Whilst talking about reducibility of polynomials we mention a very important result which we shall , using just a tiny bit of analysis , prove in full later ( Theorem 4.8.1 ) . |
| 9 | They are hiring just the right number of workers , , that the calculus of profit maximization dictates . |
| 10 | Nothing is barred in the crime novel , however much was barred in the old days of the detective story when , for instance , sexual relations often seemed confined to one person expressing just the discreetest interest in another . |
| 11 | sort of going just a short way along and having to reverse back out again |
| 12 | Instantly , three athletic-looking youths sprang from a doorway where they 'd been idling just a short distance along the road . |
| 13 | Besides , the hyacinth jersey was an older woman 's dress , adding just a little frailty . |
| 14 | THE IMPROVEMENT in Safeway 's wines over the past few years is a continual source of pleasure to me , and each time they show their wine range to the world I turn up expecting just a little bit more . |
| 15 | Disconnection is equally easy , requiring just the grey collar to be pulled back . |
| 16 | I told myself I could live with the thought of having just a small part of your life and love , but when you put it into words a few moments ago I could see how awful it would have been . |
| 17 | Embryonic development is very sensitive to having just the right number of genes and so in females one of the X chromosomes is inactivated early in development , leaving just one functional X chromosome in each cell . |
| 18 | One of these is that of balancing the line — having just the right number of operatives for the various work stations on the line . |
| 19 | She said she was just having just the usual drinking gear and er |
| 20 | But it seems to me to be having just the opposite effect . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ At the same time , in the back of my mind , there was the thought that , actually , I had a distant connection who was doing just the same thing . ’ |
| 22 | It also controls gradual water loss , retaining just the right amount of moisture your skin needs . |
| 23 | Oh go on then , I keep saying just a small bit . |
| 24 | Not for the first time , she wishes she had her sister 's confidence with men , her way of saying just the right thing in the right way to make them laugh , or listen , or love . |
| 25 | This brings us to rule five : only ever praise somebody ( a ) in order to condemn someone else ( ‘ Danny Baker is genuinely witty and not childish like so many Radio 1 ‘ personalities ' ’ ) or ( b ) if they have just been sacked ( ‘ I found the previous presenters stylish , informed and witty , creating just the right atmosphere . |
| 26 | First , it concerns creating just the right atmosphere in the classroom for learning to take place at all in a human way . |
| 27 | You can avoid accidents in and around you home be taking just a little time to check up on your surroundings . |
| 28 | Should the authorities attempt to control a range of liquid assets , or should they focus on controlling just the monetary base — either the narrow monetary base ( banks ' balances with the Bank of England ) or the broad monetary base , M0 ( banks ' balances with the Bank of England plus notes and coin ) ? |
| 29 | From the castle he ruled the lake , more as pirate than governor , choosing just the right moment to sell the fortress to the Milanese during the time of the Spanish-French war . |
| 30 | As for where to stay , the English Tourist Board 's new schemes make choosing just the right place for you far more simple and reliable . |