Example sentences of "just [prep] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , there are a hundred ninety two houses in this particular estate erm , which makes a total of eight hundred and forty pound just for sending a bill ! |
| 2 | Sprays are not just for keeping a finished style in place — they are useful for styling , too . |
| 3 | COUNCIL worker Derek Bastard earns £37,000 a year … just for keeping a city 's street lights going . |
| 4 | ‘ I think you should get an Oscar just for making a film , ’ he grumbles . |
| 5 | Learning : This consists just of adding a new pair ( I , J ) to the set R every time the robot moves to a new position . |
| 6 | Peter Shepherd ( Durham ) followed just behind locating a few small roach among the gudgeon shoal for 6–9–0 from Jimmy Messor ( Dunelm ) 6lb . |
| 7 | And there were oak trees stood up there ; and it snapped three of 'em off just like snapping a match . |
| 8 | Even if you can not reach any gardens or nurseries to see roses in action and have to rely on catalogues and lists , there is a great deal of enjoyment to be derived from weighing up the pros and cons and in the anticipation of the pleasures to come , just like choosing a holiday from the glossy brochures . |
| 9 | Writing on a touch sensitive computer screen with a ‘ stylus ’ just like using a pen and paper has been possible for quite some time now . |
| 10 | But just like seeking an orchid , |
| 11 | ‘ Hepzibah said it was just like putting a light out at the end of a day . ’ |
| 12 | As this is just like performing a hard disk upgrade ( See Issue 1 ) it should be easy . |
| 13 | ‘ Just like landing a salmon . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ HE COULD play the guitar just like a-ringing a bell . ’ |
| 15 | It is just like having a child 's kite on the end of your line in a strong wind . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's just like having a little lodger . |
| 17 | Then it 's just like driving a car . |
| 18 | We never get to train there — it 's just like playing an away game . |
| 19 | Probably the clue to the most plausible explanation — and the one put forward by the man most likely to know , his jockey Dick Francis — lies in the fact that just before he slid to the ground Devon Loch pricked his ears , in the way that a horse might do just before jumping a fence — or on suddenly hearing an unfamiliar noise . |
| 20 | The cat owners ' assessment of their health had returned to what they reported just before acquiring a feline friend , but dog owners continued to report improvements in their health and well being . |
| 21 | It is a good idea not to eat a heavy meal just before having a lesson . |
| 22 | The primary right is to prevent any unauthorised ‘ reproduction ’ , but this right extends not just to restricting an exact duplication or a pirate copy of the particular work , but to any reproduction , in any form , such as book illustrations , catalogue reproductions and even representations in another medium such as a photograph of a sculpture . |
| 23 | Diana needed advice urgently — not just on drafting a suitable reply to Prince Philip but also on how she should conduct negotiations with the Royal Family in the coming months . |
| 24 | He fired just over following a charging run then Tonmlinson could only parry another full blooded drive . |
| 25 | He fired just over following a charging run then Tonmlinson could only parry another full blooded drive . |
| 26 | Just by taking a test drive in any model from the award-winning Citroën BX range at your local Citroën dealer you can book yourself and your partner into one of over 300 superb hotels in England and France ( including the Riverside Country House Hotel in Ashford-in-the-Water , as featured ) for a 3-day break courtesy of Citroën . |
| 27 | It was n't , blast it , one of those back seats that turn into a double bed or a discotheque just by twiddling a few knobs and wrenching your spine out of joint . |
| 28 | For most of them the ‘ arena , was formed just by swinging a huge articulated truck across one end of the street . |
| 29 | Erm , I do n't , I do n't know what er people are er afraid of , or frightened of really , j just by sending a couple of delegates from the trades councils that would er voice the concerns of the rank and file , it 's not going to er set any dangerous precedents , and let's , let's not forget that those people would be from recognized trades unions as well . |
| 30 | " Where is no substitute for information and many problems can be solved just by making an effort to find the right information ( market research , production costs , financing availability ) . |