Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] just a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The night was calm and warm with just a slight rustle of a breeze in the trees .
2 Stirling , typically , was not content with just a small raid to prove the potential of his decimated force .
3 What on earth was it about him that he could make her come unglued with just a single look ?
4 I was awake for just a little while and I could tell — ’
5 You will be listening to many of these as the election approaches as they are a wonderful invention of the broadcasting industry : a reporter stands alone with just a small tape recorder to protect him and leaps out in front of unsuspecting members of the public asking them an inane question .
6 New Zealand have suffered heavily at the hands of their co-hosts , winning just two from 15 matches , both of those by just a single run .
7 The A66 was passable with just a light coating of snow .
8 The steel bars of the cage were enclosed by tarpaulin sheets to protect them from the elements , except for one side , which was open with just a simple lift bar to move before exit .
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