Example sentences of "who [was/were] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conditions for the crossing were not much worse than for the criminals who were just beginning to be shipped across from England in the 1670s , and the death rates were not much higher . |
| 2 | He took the car and the warm evening seemed to have brought out hordes of motorists who were just strolling , and he chose a zigzag route to throw off any fan club . |
| 3 | As it was only eleven thirty in the morning there were quite a few people who thought that it would be fun to go out and play in the floods and others who were just lending a hand to those in difficulty . |
| 4 | Someone nicked Brix 's earrings and this lad just walked up and grabbed Mark E Smith 's beer and just walked off with it and Mark was juts like making out like he thought it was really ‘ cool ’ being robbed by these street kids , these really horrible street kids who were just ripping the piss out of them … ‘ |
| 5 | Getting the information onto the printer meant that a page description language became essential if Apple were to avoid the problems faced by manufacturers who were just treating the Canon engine as a high quality dot matrix printer . |
| 6 | One of the reasons we developed a design-led retail business , offering our own unique products , was because we saw we could distance ourselves from other retailers who were just selling manufacturers ' products and discounting them and getting into constant competitive battles . |
| 7 | It is a busy main route from Wellingborough to Northampton and there may be people who were just making casual purchases . |
| 8 | Mark smiled the appreciative smile of a man who was just looking , not buying . |
| 9 | He squeezed her shoulder and went out into the hall after Pascoe who was just replacing the receiver . |
| 10 | My placid father who was just wiping his hands suddenly became a raging bull ! |
| 11 | It was there that I picked up Tom Phillips , an artist who was just beginning to be sought after . |
| 12 | As he helped her up , her gaze went past to him to Sabine , who was just getting out of the car to offer her assistance . |
| 13 | This fellow went up to a chap ( you could not tell who were NCOs or who were officers ) who was just resting because it was very hard work and we were working under pressure , and said sharply : " What is the trouble with you , have you run out of sandbags ? " |
| 14 | ‘ I felt a nine-match ban was a fair punishment for Davis , who was just breaking into the England squad at the time , and I suspect the FA may make an example of Ian as well . ’ |
| 15 | American Cook , who was just caught by Faldo for the Open at Muirfield , finished with a bogey to wreck his chances . |
| 16 | Well who was just dreaming about two ! |
| 17 | Ferguson moved to Kuwait , where he first met and impressed Crosby , who was just embarking on a coaching career . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm terribly sorry , ’ Angela apologised to Jessica , who was just hurrying off to her Patrol meeting . |
| 19 | In a month or so , when the camera crews have left South-Central Los Angeles and weeds begin to poke their way up through the tarmac in the burned-out lots , it will be easy enough to see who was just talking and who had a genuine plan . |
| 20 | My other sister , who was just coming into her teens , Showed very little interest in her big brother 's ‘ crazy ’ owl , but kept her distance , rather like a rabbit , I thought . |
| 21 | She nearly knocked over Nelson , who was just heading towards the lounge , his arm around Billie 's shoulder . |
| 22 | Blindly , she followed him , and in the entrance she bumped into Stan , a burly policeman in black waterproofs who was just heading out of the department . |
| 23 | This was not accidental ; Loeb had moved from Germany to Chicago , where he influenced the young J. B. Watson , who was just starting his research career . |