Example sentences of "[to-vb] just a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he stepped towards her to stand just a couple of feet away . |
| 2 | Well I 'm only trying to find just a few more recordings for her because they 're coming towards the end of the er |
| 3 | Try to provide just a welcome pat when you return home or first thing in the morning , rather than a more exuberant greeting . |
| 4 | Normally , it can take forever — well , even months at times — to extract just a nugget of information from the Pentagon , but this time minutes only . |
| 5 | I would describe our time in Siret as being able to see just a few rays of light in a very dark week . |
| 6 | Who can say whether the ambitious executive , brimming with ideas today , will be a suitable candidate for management tomorrow — or likely to remain just a great ideas person ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 'll have to wait just a little while , Monsieur Gravellier , ’ one had said . |
| 8 | And , of course , all the daytime activities and evening entertainments of Cala Mesquida Village are yours to enjoy just a short walk away . |
| 9 | Make your visit a chance to sample just a few of its many varied and exciting cultures by taking advantage of one our Far East multi centre holidays featured on pages 26 and 27 . |
| 10 | Make your visit a chance to sample just a few of its many varied and exciting cultures by taking advantage of one of our Far East multi centre holidays featured on pages 26 and 27 . |
| 11 | The proposal may be to replace just a single building or a row of shops , or there may be plans for a comprehensive redevelopment involving a whole block or more . |
| 12 | A LUXURY £12 million hotel with a TV theme is to open just a stone 's throw from Coronation Street . |
| 13 | ANNABEL CROFT , the former British No 1 who reckoned she would be lucky to win just a few games on her return to competitive tennis , today clinched a place in the second round of the Volkswagen National championships in Telford . |
| 14 | Further , that in recognition of this , you will see fit in this world of ever-growing gratuitous violence to help just a little by keeping your pages free from any future commentary or reportage of this activity which in no way deserves the name ‘ sport ’ . |
| 15 | Stage-lights blossomed to full beam — curtains opened slowly — music began to play just a little bit louder . |
| 16 | She was actually Doris Clay , her tartiness only the variety adopted by certain barmaids who hoped to look just a little more glittering than real life . |
| 17 | At birth babies who have been jaundiced , premature or have had certain antibiotic therapies — to list just a few instances — should also be screened for impaired hearing . |
| 18 | Too often she had seen her mother frowning with anxiety as she divided the contents of her father 's wage packet up between the jars labelled ‘ Rent ’ and ‘ Electric ’ and ‘ Coal Money ’ , too often at the end of the week she had watched her count out the pennies for a pound of sausages only to be able to buy just a half-pound , two for her father , one each for Paula and Sally , and only the scrapings of the pan to go with her own potatoes . |
| 19 | I 'd like to pause just a moment and talk about the future . |
| 20 | If they find a cure for say , lung cancer they 'll just have to chase just a tiny bit and they will do cancer . |
| 21 | The Tories lost 8 seats , to leave just a whisper between them and Labour . |
| 22 | It is probably best to use just a couple of sounds at a time — or work alone ! |
| 23 | It is probably best to use just a couple of sounds at a time — or work alone |
| 24 | The authorities were glad to be able to recoup just a little money by renting this fine room to the Baptists for a week . |
| 25 | Because of this , people speak of cats GROWLING , SNARLING , GURGLING , WAILING and HOWLING , to give just a few of the names that have been attached to this belligerent kind of sound production . |
| 26 | They include , to give just a few examples , realizing that they have re-read the same page of a book three times without taking any of it in ; nearly getting knocked over crossing the road ; yelling ‘ Tie ! ’ at a pupil they do n't know ; noticing that they are both reading a magazine and watching the television while having their evening meal ; spotting the line of empty wine bottles that has accrued since the weekend . |
| 27 | Systems like ‘ Big Ears ’ use much of the computer 's processing power to recognise just a few words spoken by one person . |
| 28 | You will find it much easier if you can bring yourself to take the very positive attitude that today the two of you are going to share just a few hours of life together : time that can never come again . |
| 29 | Money is needed , for playing fields , swimming pools , tennis courts , sports halls , coaching and international competition , to name just a few of the calls on far too limited resources . |
| 30 | Favourite haunts include Rainbow 's , the Black and White bar and Babylon 's , to name just a few . |