Example sentences of "were [v-ing] just [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most councils were doing just that . |
| 2 | It seemed to most onlookers that the first step to take to correct the disparity between the teams was to practise as hard as possible , especially as the West Indians were doing just that themselves ; Gower and Tony Brown , the manager , however , enforced no such ruling . |
| 3 | Around the country small groups were doing just that . |
| 4 | Franco interpreted as threatening anything that escaped his personal control , and by May 1941 he had begun to feel that Serrano and his collaborators were doing just that . |
| 5 | Fifteen minutes later they were doing just that . |
| 6 | ‘ You were doing just fine without me . ’ |
| 7 | We were talking just last night about how the people here seem to love us , and I said , ‘ Well , I do n't really take that personally — more that we were connected with a happening . ’ |
| 8 | Britons Harry Taylor , Mal Duff , Mike Smith and American Bill Pelkey were carrying just half a tent and minimal oxygen when they made their final push . |