Example sentences of "[conj] just [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This differs from the Abbey National share allocation , where just one share allocation was permitted per saver , regardless of the number of accounts held . |
| 2 | Yet , as the champagne flows and the cheers resound , as diamonds and pearls shimmer on black dresses and white-gloved waiters slice their way through the crowd with continuous supplies of Bucks Fizz or just straight champagne , there does n't seem to be much love for particular MPs . |
| 3 | Cycling : Whether you want to go mountain biking or just gentle cycling through the forests , both types of bicycle are available for hire and both types of cyclist are well catered for here with a huge network of cycle tracks on offer . |
| 4 | As I recrossed into Djibouti , villagers sympathetic to the SNM , or just wanting money , hid me from the patrols . |
| 5 | Is it enthusiasm , a warning , or just uncontrollable strength ? |
| 6 | Extending this principle a little further , each one of these types expects a certain reaction from their chosen victim — perhaps terror , disgust , humiliation or just stunned silence . |
| 7 | They found most of the equipment to do just that in my flat when they searched it : an answer-machine , my PC and its modem ; another lead or two and it would have been easy to set it up if you knew what you were doing , or just used trial and error and were patient . |
| 8 | The police do n't yet know if they 're looking for an IRA gang or just one member acting alone . |
| 9 | Do you want two piece construction to go in as they 've done it , or just one trip in the end ? |
| 10 | To have five or six open questions about the Sunday teaching ( or just one question ) and to say where we are at in this area of Christian life can be as helpful as anything in preventing people going round in circles and in encouraging mutual accountability and mutual ministry . |
| 11 | We concluded that decisions about divorce should be left to the parties ( or just one party , if only one wants it ) . |
| 12 | Conservation areas can be spread over large chunks of historic towns or just one street . |
| 13 | How far all this was homesickness or a defensive strategy against ( anticipated ? ) rejection by the surrounding community , or just sheer stubbornness , I now ca n't tell , but I knew even then that it had nothing to do with the world in which I was trying to live . |
| 14 | Whether your company prefers physical challenges , fantasy days , or just good fun , an unusual event is one way of splashing out cost-effectively . |
| 15 | It is desperately looking for advice , help or just moral support from museums and institutions in the west . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ Under a Labour Government this country would be swamped with immigrants of every colour and race , and on any excuse of asylum or bogus marriage , or just plain deception . |
| 17 | ‘ Under a Labour government , this country would be swamped with immigrants of every colour and race , and on any excuse of asylum or bogus marriage , or just plain deception ’ — Sir ‘ Nicky ’ Fairbairn , April 1992 . |
| 18 | There are plenty of ordinary reasons for travelling : business ; visits to family or friends ; for culture or history ; sea , sun and sand ; religion or health ; education ; shopping ; food and wines ; or just plain fun . |
| 19 | Wringe concludes by stating that ‘ A more damning criticism is that , whether through expediency , inadvertence or just plain lack of sufficient thought , both the concept in itself and its key proposals obscure dilemmas and ambiguities well known to political and educational philosophy . ’ |
| 20 | Accell/SQL allows both Unix and Windows clients to share the same database , with Unix clients supporting Motif , Open Look , or just plain character interfaces , and the Windows version supports Microsoft Corp 's Dynamic Data Exchange mechanism for applications integration . |
| 21 | Or just plain seduction to serve the Countess 's ends ? ’ |
| 22 | Whether you need a pattern for a tiny baby or a large adult , for tuck stitch , slip stitch , lace , Fair Isle , garter stitch , intarsia or just plain stocking stitch . |
| 23 | It is impossible to convey to an outsider in a few short words the hothouse emotional atmosphere of such an establishment , with its all-too-conscientiously suppressed sexuality , and the consequent hysteria , or just plain silliness . |
| 24 | There was something about cutter work — glamour , adventure , battling the elements , or just plain escapism — call it what you will , but once you had experienced it you had great difficulty in settling down to the more prosaic existence ashore . |
| 25 | Two people lingered , fingering the scarves , and she put her head down , feigning ignorance , or ineptitude , or just plain stupidity — whatever , so long as they went away without asking her the price of anything ! |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't know whether you 're being considerate , crafty , or just plain calculating . ’ |
| 27 | Horse manure , horse muck or just plain horse shit , depending on your susceptibilities , was a much needed and highly effective fertiliser for the allotments , and so from an early age a daily chore was to keep an eye open for droppings , grab your shovel and bucket and run out to scoop it up . |
| 28 | The two obvious motives are either money , or just plain dislike and jealousy . |
| 29 | Is this the start of an immense boom , or just immense hype ? |
| 30 | At the extreme , his death may be entirely incidental to some criminal lunatic making a political point , or just blind violence like the Belgian supermarket killings . |