Example sentences of "[prep] just a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Cantona himself suggested in a French newspaper interview that he might be on the look-out for a new challenge after just a few months at any club . |
| 2 | When paths are short , every rule on the path will gain an improved weight after just a few searches , and for a good rule , the gain in weight will be significant even if the rule is first on the path . |
| 3 | Then at each level , credit is passed back after just a few attempts at search . |
| 4 | After just a few sucks at the bottle , Nicola began to explore my room . |
| 5 | Now in January 1979 , as he fled Teheran for the second time in his life , the Shah had intended to fly on to America after just a few day in Egypt . |
| 6 | REPAIRS have been carried out to a 40ft long roof of a village canoe store which blew off after just a few weeks in place . |
| 7 | But since she 'd considered herself relatively fit , she was disconcerted when her muscles began aching after just a short time . |
| 8 | He 'd tried to stop a truck which was loaded with stolen aluminium scrap worth just a hundred pounds . |
| 9 | He 'd tried to stop a truck which was loaded with stolen aluminium scrap worth just a hundred pounds . |
| 10 | Off just a four pounds higher mark , he looks a value bet in a race where the top three are strongly fancied but look likely to struggle giving away so much weight . |
| 11 | But let me tell you now about just a few of those entries which did not make it to the final but which , nevertheless , had several redeeming features . |
| 12 | At first the Palace asked for just a thousand exclusive ties to be made . |
| 13 | The saloon , which only has two doors and is not sold in Germany , will account for just a tiny fraction of the 37,000 cars Volkswagen intends to export to Britain during 1991 . |
| 14 | ‘ How many would one need , ’ Alexandra asked , her eyes on the hens , ‘ for just a small household , say eight people ? |
| 15 | He was killed for just a small amount of money . |
| 16 | Embankments can vary considerably in size ; many cater for just a slight change in the level of the ground . |
| 17 | They were all out for just a hundred and fifty seven and the outcome was never in doubt after Graham Gooch and Ian Botham an opening stand of fifty in reply . |
| 18 | As he handed her one of the glasses their eyes met briefly , and it occurred to Lisa , for just a fleeting instant , that he was feeling almost as nervous as she was . |
| 19 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 20 | We had owned the Sumatras for just a few months , but already we had seen that they are volatile and eccentric birds , much given to sudden screech-ups and bouts of cackling , which in other chickens would denote the arrival of an egg , but from them seem to signify only that they have given themselves a fright . |
| 21 | It seemed that I was asleep for just a few minutes when I was awakened by some noisy bastard shouting into the trench . |
| 22 | To coincide with the Year of the Maze , Chatsworth 's famous yew labyrinth is being opened for just a few days during the year , the next openings being on August 18 and September 15 . |
| 23 | The cellular type are best for just a few seeds : sow two or three in each cell and thin to one if more germinate . |
| 24 | The completed portraits now hang in the Quaderia dell'Ospedale Maggiore , and can be seen on occasions , for just a few weeks every other year as a rule . |
| 25 | Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire . |
| 26 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 27 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 28 | The success of modestly-priced courses such as East Horton and the increasing popularity of driving ranges , where anyone can turn up with a three wood and a five iron and whack a basket of balls for just a few pounds , shows that golf can still thrive in the recession — if the price is right . |
| 29 | For just a few seconds she stood petrified ; then , taking a deep , shuddering breath , she ran down the entry and into Lyra Street . |
| 30 | For just a few seconds , Lucinda hesitated ; for just long enough to take in the shock of white hair , the lined , weather-worn face and the tremendous size of him . |