Example sentences of "just [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just wasted a whole day to see someone who could n't be bothered to turn up . |
| 2 | Francis just made a tragi-comic face and said : |
| 3 | ‘ There have been a number of occasions in the past when stories have appeared in the press saying what the figures are going to be in one or two days ’ time … but when someone quotes exactly the figure which is going to come out the next day it is hard to believe they just made an inspired guess . |
| 4 | You just make a one silly mistake like . |
| 5 | If they just make a straight currency exchange , they will still be liable for the yen interest payments . |
| 6 | Just make a simple statement at the end of the D P one . |
| 7 | Just make a mental note of what is around . |
| 8 | Just make a tiny bit of er sugar . |
| 9 | Just rub a few drops between your hands and slick lightly through freshly washed or dry hair . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said slowly , as if he 'd just completed a mental calculation , ‘ that 's quite right . |
| 11 | It has just completed a successful trial with one major high street bank and is convinced that others , anxious to cut costs , will share in the enthusiasm . |
| 12 | The Rail , Maritime and Transport Union ( RMT ) has just completed a national ballot asking members , including around 260 at Harwich , whether they support industrial action . |
| 13 | , ‘ Other Cattle ’ market manager , has just completed a national roadshow around all the sales teams to brief them on the new range . |
| 14 | The band have little spare time on their hands , they 've just completed a 50 date tour and have recorded a session for the Bob Harris Radio One show which goes out from Monday April 13th–16th , one song each night . |
| 15 | I have just completed a randomised study of 24 patients receiving oral hypoglycaemic agents , in which I compared the glycaemic control ( as indicated by monthly assay of fructosamine ) of a group allocated to self monitoring of blood glucose and a similar group who tested their urine . |
| 16 | THE YOUNG PEOPLE 'S Leisure and Lifestyles project based in the Department of Education at the University of Aberdeen has just completed a seven-year study . |
| 17 | I 've just completed a 16,000 mile trip around the US , carrying a Dell notebook that weighed about 7lb , and believe me , the difference is impressive . |
| 18 | Two businessmen have just completed an epic journey which has taken them across the English Channel in a microlight aircraft . |
| 19 | Only this weekend , I had a telephone call from a distressed daughter who pointed out that her mother , who was widowed 18 months ago , had just received a threatening letter saying that , if she did not pay £11 for the 16 days between 1 April and 17 April 1989 , during which her husband had been alive , poinding action would be taken against her . |
| 20 | He has just received a hefty testimonial pay-out and is in the last 18 months of his current contract . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've just received an important telex . |
| 22 | And just filled a net basket of eggs and put it down in the in the water and the water flowed through it kind of . |
| 23 | This just produces a swift blood sugar surge which rapidly declines — a solid breakfast which releases energy slowly is far better . |
| 24 | I might just throw a total number . |
| 25 | ICI has just developed a new composite widely touted to be a likely contender ; it is now undergoing clinical trials at Liverpool University . |
| 26 | Suppose , first , that a company has just developed a new product with an estimated life-cycle as shown in table 5.1 . |
| 27 | She added : ‘ I did n't see anything , just heard a loud noise , and suddenly my home was on fire . |
| 28 | ( 5 ) Bleasdale Computers ( Harvard OTC ) " The company has just arranged a major deal with British Telecom who will market and supply their computers . |
| 29 | If I could just make a brief point on employment . |
| 30 | Erm , as I said it was n't me that phoned originally , my guess is that there may be somebody else at the school who is trying to contact you , but while you 're on the line , let's just make a little let's just make a little date . |