Example sentences of "just [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which shows that it is worth complaining instead of just accepting a raw deal . |
| 2 | Another approach ignores syntactic processing and instead concentrates on just using a semantic grammar ( e.g. the PLANES system ( Waltz , 1978 ) ) . |
| 3 | This is an odd remark , because , when auditors refer to the company as ‘ the client ’ they are not just using a loose colloquialism , they are being legally precise ; the company is the client . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | ‘ Just keeping a general eye on you , trying to find out if you had any friends or contacts in Venice . ’ |
| 6 | And I 'll pass subtle hints about it and I go I 'm just passing a subtle hint right . |
| 7 | But those just wanting a quiet chat and a cup of coffee will be catered for as well as those wanting to take part in activities . |
| 8 | Steve was just recalling a little history . |
| 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 | She is just beginning a new book — but ‘ work is the worst thing in the world ’ . |
| 11 | They 're not just holding a private function . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Handy for determined sceptics , ex-members of the Socialist Workers Party , liberal intellectuals who want it to be known that there are more important things in life than just getting a green certificate . |
| 14 | ‘ Just getting a few apples , ’ he said , smiling . |
| 15 | er the audience contact when you were actually stood up in the front and you 're there on your own just getting a little bit of feedback from the audience itself er does help and then the playback which erm I think it helped a lot to see how you faired particularly on that fir first attempt what areas you had to concentrate on to rectify your problems . |
| 16 | You are not training for the next Olympics , just getting a little fitter and making your heart work more efficiently and become stronger . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Just closing a little bit on the vehicle in front , waiting for these hatchings to finish then gently accelerating through after checking in the mirror again . |
| 19 | Tonight then it 's a communion thanksgiving service , but let me just spend a few minutes just sketching a little background on some of life 's challenges . |
| 20 | We were just having a hot drink . |
| 21 | I mean I 'm just having a general chat with you |
| 22 | ‘ The victims were just having a good time . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ They 're just having a good time . ’ |
| 24 | They were just having a peaceful protest , sitting there and linking arms : no threats or fear of violence . |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | The purpose is to check that you are not just having a prolonged holiday but are actually living as a resident abroad . |
| 27 | It 's probably not as preferable as just having a normal dad . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm just having a hard time indentifying you with a business legendary for its ‘ wise old men ’ . |
| 29 | So to start with what we 're doing is just having a little assessment , seeing what sort of driving erm techniques that you have . |
| 30 | Now just having a little look in the paper here today and er well oh the Mary Whitehouse saga continues by the way we are absolutely determined to get her on before the end of the show we 've got ten minutes left . |