Example sentences of "of [noun sg] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a large , beefy creature , with wisps of hair just freed from curlpapers writhing round her moon-like face . |
| 2 | It was two and a half years since I had seen them and it gave me a lot of hope just to know that they were still in good shape , although they both looked much older . |
| 3 | But this fact can not save the inflated concept of freedom just mentioned , because people 's upbringing is normally just as far out of their control as their genetic constitution is . |
| 4 | The stages were so enormous — about 60 feet across — that you had to poke out a bit of noise just to make yourself heard . |
| 5 | And when Rufus 's arms grabbed him from behind , ostensibly of course just to duck him under the surface , he found himself resisting in a way that Rufus recognized as real resistance and let him go . |
| 6 | By 1990 its GDP per head , having of course just absorbed the former East Germany , stood at US$18,970 against the French equivalent of US$19,480 . |
| 7 | Of course just to run the thing users will have to be prepared to buy more hardware than is typical on a desktop . |
| 8 | Nils , just wafting up the passenger-tube past the customs check , of course just looked high , excited , fulfilled even , like so many of the passengers now that the strange air of Steel City was wafting between the decks . |
| 9 | Or is there some Steffi-crazy fan out there inundating the Tennis World office with letters cunningly disguised in a variety of handwriting just to confuse us ? |
| 10 | Well , cos that 's a lot of money just to spend is n't it ? |
| 11 | Allow your muscles to relax completely and , in your mind , compare the feelings of tension just experienced with the relaxation you now feel . |
| 12 | Daft way of having a cup of tea just got used to it |
| 13 | It seemed unthinkable to turn Miguelito down now , after that warm flush of pleasure just thinking about being with him , his strong body and arms , his soft mouth and deep beautiful voice . |
| 14 | It was taking all her powers of concentration just to keep warm . |
| 15 | So wherever you get that sort of question just stop and think |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I 've been told all the stories about how my dad used to stand in the Steering Wheel Club with half a pint of lager just waiting to talk to people and to worm his way into Formula One . |
| 17 | and er prawn and avocado and a little bit of mayonnaise just mixed together |
| 18 | Hence investment will proceed up to the point at which the rate of return just equals the interest rate at which firms can borrow . |
| 19 | Water itself is , of course , a combined source of oxygen just waiting to be liberated via the breakdown of water vapour through photosynthesis . |
| 20 | During the dark early days of the war , the local people had felt a strange sense of security just to see her pass by . |
| 21 | I had had a week in this quiet place in which to relax and order my thoughts — a week of peace to sustain me for this encounter , not to mention a good meal and a half-bottle of wine just consumed . |
| 22 | But we do have to face the paradox implicit in our contributing to the discourse , which is that every word we say on the subject of difference just underlines the salience and the importance of a division we are ultimately striving to end . |
| 23 | There was a feeling of relief — that was true — that it was Alain and not some midnight prowler , but also there was a wonderful floating feeling of joy just to hear his voice , no matter how angry he sounded . |
| 24 | Normally , when the pubs let out — pubs on every corner , just drinking dens , they used to let out and they 'd all be full of drink just yapping and talking . |
| 25 | She had behaved quite out of character just to get the better of him . |
| 26 | Think of conductances , every time you think of conductance just write one over R. Erm so I think you can do , do it without working but if you need to it 's there , so I 'll leave that . |
| 27 | Monod , in his book Chance and Necessity , stressed one consequence of the methods of control just described . |
| 28 | Black picked up the loose pile of paper just faxed through from Glasgow , |
| 29 | The sort of argument just presented emphasizes that large organizations are not monolithic and that attempts to tighten up the system to make them so do not necessarily yield improvements . |
| 30 | Many women have a lot of trouble just writing one thing , and how many of you did n't write anything down at all ? |