Example sentences of "just [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose he does n't want to be seen to be just reacting to your letter he 's obviously started doing these things off his own bat anyway has n't he ? |
| 2 | The tip of the envelope was just protruding from her bag . |
| 3 | ‘ Just hunting for my broom , sir , ’ said Sam . |
| 4 | ‘ No , just looking for your mother to say goodbye . ’ |
| 5 | Now have a look at the work now , hands up and see if you could tell me , just looking at your work , is there some way you could of improved it . |
| 6 | David , just looking at your situation , I know you 're er , a young chap and you have a young family , and we 've er , discussing your existing circumstances and I can see that at the moment er , funds in the family budget are a little bit tight . |
| 7 | Leaning up on one arm , not touching her , just looking into her face , he began quietly , ‘ Up until I was thirty , with a few exceptions , I thought I had everything I wanted , needed . |
| 8 | It is a treadmill , but if an artist is n't prepared to do it , there are two or three hundred others just waiting for their chance . |
| 9 | The little card box with its pathetic collection of pre-written endearments , carefully labelled and dated in pencil , just waiting for their turn . |
| 10 | That beast is just waiting for his chance . |
| 11 | Just waiting for your boy friend to come in were n't you ? |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for your comment . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for my chewing gum to come round again . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Beautiful , ’ he murmured , ‘ beautiful little rose-buds , just waiting for my kiss . |
| 15 | The was just whispering in my ear would it be a good idea for the dep to have er er a community affairs meeting |
| 16 | Reveals Jon : ‘ I was just paying for my shopping when the gun battle started . |
| 17 | I 'm just going through my list once more . |
| 18 | Er and and just going through my mind at the moment |
| 19 | ‘ No , I … was just going to my room . ’ |
| 20 | Her eyes went straight to the wicker chair by the window where a baby was just waking from its morning sleep . |
| 21 | ‘ Maybe he 's just staying with his mother until he finds a place of his own . ’ |
| 22 | Well we were just staying at our daughter 's at the time |
| 23 | She 's just pointing with her finger . |
| 24 | They were just getting into their stride when they received an invitation from Lila to come to her place . |
| 25 | I think that they are only just getting into their stride on this particular issue , because some years ago we had flooding in Worthing , quite severe flooding , so every application went to the Southern Water Authority and we never got back no , you ca n't develop on that area and it was , it was very difficult . |
| 26 | The Sheikh was only just getting into his stride . |
| 27 | The Chancellor — clearly just clinging to his job — told Ministers at a Cabinet meeting yesterday that they must slash millions off their budgets . |
| 28 | Something like , you do n't know , I just , I ge , all these things like , keep just coming into your head all |
| 29 | ‘ I was just saying to my friend , there she is scribbling again . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I was just saying to my friend Chatterton that it 's really very dangerous to travel on tubes these days . |