Example sentences of "[conj] just [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | In a modern society where just two children are the norm , any birth is a major event , every birth has major consequences for the mother 's material circumstances and future . |
2 | 10 year old Richard Hall playing with his brother , Clark at the spot near their Banbury home , where just 3 days ago he was shot in the head . |
3 | This comprises , quite simply , one or more pieces of paper on which are typed details of forthcoming gigs , record releases or just general bits of news and information relating to individual artists . |
4 | I was gon na get well I 'm contemplating but I 'm either getting four cans of Strongbow and a bottle or just eight cans of Strongbow . |
5 | Serves 6 – or just 4 chocaholics . |
6 | or just six weeks . |
7 | Local fluctuations in price are usually short-lived , and the result of a recent surfeit or scarcity of sales in a particular market ; this may affect either rugs in general or just specific groups . |
8 | We must ensure that hospitals have well thought out discharge plans for every individual , whether he or she has been in hospital for five years or just five days , and that follow-up and after-care services are available for a lifetime if necessary . |
9 | These developments greatly expanded the opportunities for political patronage , enabling the government to reward an increasing number of its followers both outside and inside Parliament with offices , pensions , or just straightforward bribes . |
10 | Other variations in the questions were that the shapes were presented with or without square grids and with all four or just two lengths labelled in the diagram . |
11 | He was assuming that the slice had come from Miss Tuckey 's kitchen a makeshift to arm ‘ Praeger ’ while the others went to get a van or just new instructions since they would n't have planned on removing a body . |
12 | Although you could re-use the tape for another recording , you may decide to keep it : it 's surprising how even the most unambitious personal video recordings often contain scenes , or just brief moments , which are worth preserving . |
13 | Their future : to work as cocaleros — coca leaf growers , cocaine paste makers or just humble pickers . |
14 | Many had started off working in the field as social workers , teachers , architects , planners or just plain clerks . |
15 | Call it a fictional biography , a historical fantasy or just plain lies . |
16 | They make up a group of institutions which has been described as the ‘ third force ’ in higher education , alongside the universities and polytechnics , and are known variously as colleges of higher education , institutes of higher education , colleges of education or just plain colleges . |
17 | Did they put double ones in or just single sockets ? |
18 | Ah , rumours , rumours , rumours , or just sour grapes . |
19 | And it 's hard to believe that just four months ago he underwent surgery to have an artificial knee and a steel plate put into his leg . |
20 | It is true that just six months before his death he chose Lehna as his successor . |
21 | Although just two properties remain for sale at Birse Homes ' Hutton Grange development in Weston-Super-Mare , Avon , the builder promises more bungalows are soon to be released . |
22 | More than just extra officers and money , however , tackling Scotland 's new crime wave may require more imaginative solutions . |
23 | This view affects more than just clever scholars ; I believe that for the same reason many Christians who hold to some belief in the Devil do not believe in evil spirits either . |
24 | ‘ But it was n't until I went to India that I cam to feel that humans were more than just mechanical responses . |
25 | More to Madness than just loony tunes |
26 | ‘ Whilst we support land reclamation , urban redevelopment and housing improvements , and recognise they can improve the quality of life for many people in Wales , unless these activities are designed to achieve more than just aesthetic goals they may actually increase environmental damage through energy consumption , waste generation , increased resource demands and traffic flows ’ , said Dr Neil Caldwell , CPRW 's Director . |
27 | Furthermore , Paterson says , unlike rival offerings , the various modules that make up Momentum will cover all aspects of a customer 's business rather than just certain elements . |
28 | Well , what you need , Joe , is to follow my fitness regime — the one designed for people who , in their heart of hearts , with their cigarettes already lit , wish they had more than just two hands to eat with , but because they are also cursed with a love for sport have to get fit the best they can . |
29 | Having been reminded that the bookies ' smoke signals usually signify a lot more than just grandiose waves of their Havana cigars , Ramsden then revealed that he himself might have been inadvertantly responsible for the Travelling Light rumour . |
30 | Perhaps they were more than just good friends . |