Example sentences of "gave [pron] just " in BNC.

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1 His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed .
2 EIGHTY factory workers were looking forward to a very merry Christmas — until their boss gave them just one bottle of whisky between them .
3 The reflections from the street lamps gave them just enough light to see what they were doing .
4 Instead , 18-year-old Lee 's parents had to drive from their Middlesbrough home to collect him and then take him to the town 's General Hospital , where the next day doctors gave him just six hours to live .
5 But I gave it just the same .
6 So I gave myself just half an hour to get to the theatre and prepare for curtain up — and phoned home at each interval .
7 For instance , they gave us just two power lines per side on a huge concert stage , and just one spotlight , and that was all the lights they gave us , and they gave us half the PA .
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