Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] just a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Here I am not trying to give the impression that I am a Test Pilot as such , not in the way of Roly Beamont , or a host of other of my friends in this particular field ; this was just a question of an air test rather than a flight test . |
2 | Diane told herself that this was just a kind of paranoia on her part , an over-apprehension that came from reading too many doctor articles in women 's magazines , but it did n't make her any less uneasy . |
3 | ‘ In case you were thinking , ’ he concluded , ‘ that this was just a quarrel among blacks , a spot of faction-fighting . |
4 | This was just a continuation of the baseline . |
5 | er and I 'll be the first to recognize that and this was just a sort of the ball park stats that you were looking for . |
6 | If you looked at it philosophically , the whole thing about big and small was just a matter of size . |
7 | Oh , but of course , ’ she added harshly , ‘ I forgot ; that was just a whim on your part , was n't it ? |
8 | In fact I cried when I got to the top , but I think that that was just a release of emotion . |
9 | and that was just a bowl of soup and a , a roll |
10 | People in Walton believe that was just a ruse by the youths . |
11 | Right that that was just a letter for reference anyway |
12 | ‘ That was just a figure of speech , ’ said the doctor . |
13 | Oh well , that was just a waste of break . |
14 | Erm , oh god , the next item is the Essex Region and erm that was just a report from Norfolk on the success of it . |