Example sentences of "just [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's just given birth to daughter Rosie . |
| 2 | The shamed Roman Catholic cleric wrote a heart-rending letter to the parents of his mistress , teacher Monika Kocanek , who had just given birth to baby Jennifer . |
| 3 | Harry signed for Palace after Manager Edmund Goodman had seen him play for the amateur side , Kingstonian , in a Surrey Charity Shield Final at The Nest early in the summer of 1921 , when Palace had just won promotion to Division 2 . |
| 4 | There was the Glasgow woman with serious marriage problems , whose son had just committed suicide in prison . |
| 5 | Yes , well you just put volume of water in that one . |
| 6 | Then one must distinguish between " straights " which are bonds which just earn interest until maturity and " convertibles " which are bonds which give the holder the right to convert , on specified terms , into another security , usually the equity of the issuing company . |
| 7 | Same 's true of the individual , of course : just read psyche for midden . ’ |
| 8 | Now I just read news about death . ’ |
| 9 | Even when you 've got the hand of it there 's precious little skill involved — you just stand toe to toe and hit each other ! |
| 10 | in , mm , and sometimes I 'd give it to you just loose sort of thing |
| 11 | I have just had Greek before tea ; It is horrid . |
| 12 | There would , of course , be a temptation for small partnerships and sole traders to convert to the Limited Company form of operation just to avoid tax on distribution to the proprietors , so it might be necessary to levy a Stamp duty on companies as part of their annual running costs ; this would compensate the national exchequer for any abuse . |
| 13 | Or just pass time of day . |
| 14 | His team just escaped relegation from Division One but after a disastrous run at the start of the following season , he left Maine Road for the last time . |
| 15 | The UK government just survives vote of confidence by one vote as opposition leader John Smith votes with Tories saying ‘ You got yourselves into this mess , I 'm not getting you out of it . ’ |
| 16 | Topic does not just control reference within clause boundaries , it controls reference outside clause boundaries as well . |
| 17 | I 'm just having regard to criterion four of policy H two . |
| 18 | Beware the unrealistic high offer submitted just to ensure passage to phase II . |
| 19 | All participants agree that Debré was the main architect of the constitution , but de Gaulle played an active supervisory role , intervening not just to ensure conformity with Bayeux principles but often to insist on specific wording or specific clauses ( such as the article which gave the president the right to assume full powers in the event of a national emergency ) . |
| 20 | Panel beater Gordon Reid ( 32 ) , had just set fire to rubbish in the old oil drum while clearing up at his car body repair garage at Fenton Barns . |
| 21 | white sauce and then just grate cheese on top |
| 22 | Finally Mr Mayor I might just take issue with councillor . |
| 23 | I 've always enjoyed teaching , it 's something which I feel is very important for somebody who 's a historian , I do n't like just doing research without communicating . |
| 24 | ‘ Just ask Fabbiano about item number eighty-two . |
| 25 | I feel too tired to sleep so I play some Despot when I get home but my heart 's not in it and the Empire is still in a tattered-looking state after all the earlier disasters and I 'm almost wondering if I should start again but that would mean going back to the fucking dawn of civilisation and the temptation in Despot is always to swap PoV , which people who do n't know the game always think sounds sort of innocent , like some detail , but it is n't : you 're not just swapping point of View , you 're swapping your current Despotic power Level for something less , even if it 's a regional lord or other king or a general or royal relation close to the throne , and it is not to be done lightly because as soon as you renounce the current Despot 's PoV the computer takes over and it 's a smart fucking piece of software . |
| 26 | There 's a couple of boats , but they ai n't moving — they 're just rocking side to side . |
| 27 | If he does , he may just come face to face with himself . |
| 28 | This just gives time for production and dispatch to members giving them at least a clear month before the next event . |
| 29 | Ask the person whether they already eat enough fibre and encourage them to eat more if necessary — and this does n't mean just putting bran on cereal at breakfast . |
| 30 | And just to add insult to injury , Doreen 's husband , Mike , had died two years ago . |