Example sentences of "be [verb] on just " in BNC.
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| 1 | Books have been written on just one aspect of one creature and yet have never reached the end of the story . |
| 2 | A wonderful range of special painting techniques can be used on just plain flat lining paper to give completely individual pattern/colour combinations which give the overall impression of a texture . |
| 3 | Thus the system would differentiate between a context independent unit for as in band and a unit that had been trained on just the instances of occurring in the context of such words as and or an . |
| 4 | In Southwark in December 1681 fines amounting to £9,680 were imposed on just twenty-two Nonconformist ministers . |
| 5 | Apart from the community stocking budget being spent on just a couple of fish , the upkeep of many of my big fish is actually cheaper and easier than the community systems . |
| 6 | Installation of the software which is supplied on just one disk , does n't take long , but it does ask you questions about the configuration of your system such as which kind of computer is being used , the name of the graphics adapter and the resolution . |
| 7 | The most immediately obvious difference between the two recordings is that TER 's is on two CDs whereas Sony 's is accommodated on just one . |
| 8 | At present , though , it is used on just 3% of the world 's PCs , and is not vastly more user-friendly than Chinese ideograms . |
| 9 | Acyclovir 's anti-viral activity is based on just the kind of selective enzyme interactions outlined above . |
| 10 | Consider an example from the new Collins Cobuild dictionary ( 1987 ) , of which Sinclair is editor-in-chief and which is based on just the kind of computer analysis of text that he refers to . |
| 11 | Far from reflecting continuously varying values , digital information is based on just two distinct states . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , I do n't know who initiated the move to adopt a Regional policy of this nature , or why a written policy was decided on just then . |
| 13 | But he does note that Heath 's claim that it was a clear victory was based on just over half the representatives supporting the Government . |
| 14 | And yet this generally held belief was based on just one dramatic observation . |
| 15 | For example , in October 1974 the Labour Government secured the support of 39.2 per cent of those who voted and just over a quarter of the electorate ; in 1979 the Conservatives gained 43.9 per cent of the vote and the support of around a third of the electorate ; and in 1983 , the Conservative landslide of seats ( their parliamentary majority trebled ) was based on just 42.4 per cent of the vote — less than they got when they lost in 1964 , less than they got in 1979 , the fifth-lowest Conservative vote since the war , and the lowest vote-count by a government with a secure majority since 1922 . |
| 16 | But the highest value was put on just being there , the willingness to sit by a bedside and to do more listening than talking , the patience with inconsistencies and sudden reversals of mood and the readiness to come back , week after week . |