Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] just a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Especially towards the end of the decade , the third type of headhunter was viewing the search business as a profession in its own right , as dynamic as the talent they were seeking , rather than as just an extension of management consultancy .
2 This brochure is full of sociable holidays for the hyperactive ; Houseparties are sociable holidays too , but more for people who prefer unusual places , good company , a hefty novel , good food and perhaps just a dabble at watersports .
3 ( 95 ) Outdoors you will find Wren create new green dimensions with sensitive landscaping that creates a community and not just a row of houses .
4 Now that the law embraced the principle of what lawyers called cessio bonorum — yielding up of goods — some thought imprisonment should be regarded as punishment and not just a way of preventing the debtor absconding .
5 When a woman is politically involved , the decision to have or not have a child becomes a political decision as well and not just a question of personal wishes .
6 And to ensure that we act as a group and not just a collection of separate offices .
7 Dale Spender , for example , is a well-known representative of the alternative idea that language is a cause of oppression , and not just a symptom of it .
8 They have a lot of family problems , a lot of other personal social problems , and it 's very important to see really the person as a whole and not just a focus on one particular aspect of their problems .
9 ‘ If I 'd been educated proper , I expect I 'd be able to talk more , ’ said Dolly , ‘ specially if I 'ad good looks and not just a sort of orphanage face .
10 Although the rigorous justification for supposing that deterministic chaos is a basic property of some non-linear systems ( and not just a matter of inadequate control ) comes from theory , its nature may be best illustrated by an actual physical system .
11 If you need to be absolutely sure that you really do have your money in your hand and not just a piece of paper which may or may not be paid , ask for one or other of the above .
12 It 's a vigorous faith ; it 's the faith that enables a Christian ( and not just an apostle like Paul — any and every Christian can echo those words ) to face the challenges and demands of each day , at home , at work .
13 There was a hint of Scottish accent in the voice and maybe just a hint of Scotch on the breath ?
14 Cos I saw erm a photo when I was eighteen and I it was sort of short in the neck over my ears short in there and then sort of fuller there and then just a bit of you know a light fringe not a heavy fringe and I thought I might have it like that so
15 The stage at the end was an alcove in the ballroom , a big one , but still just a part of the whole .
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