Example sentences of "[adv prt] just a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ryan had come along just a few weeks after they took the braces off her teeth and the tits started to look like something ; in those few weeks Jo had had more attention from boys than she could handle . |
| 2 | When she is doing anything with children , she always squats down to their level , touches them and listens to them , and the response she gets in just a few moments with each is quite extraordinary . |
| 3 | Unseasoned and untreated timber , very frequently used in the ‘ sixties and early ‘ seventies in windows and doors , will rot in just a few years . |
| 4 | However secure your income today , however comfortable your family life , this could all be placed in jeopardy by something that happens in just a few seconds … a serious accident . |
| 5 | Take in just a few of Northern Spain 's options , and discover the Spain that the Spanish truly love . |
| 6 | How can I describe that experience in just a few words ? |
| 7 | We ca n't hurt her — humiliate her like this when she 's expecting to marry him in just a few weeks , even if it has been arranged for family reasons , and not for love . |
| 8 | The report warned : " Unless there is reduction of population growth together with a resolution of the landless peasant phenomenon , it is difficult to see that much forest will remain in just a few decades time " . |
| 9 | Although it is impossible to sum up 170 years ’ service in just a few sentences , I would like to congratulate five members of Wimpey Plant and Transport staff who , between them , have given this many years of loyal service to the company . |
| 10 | The police are also urging people who keep money at home to have it banked for safety — they want to make sure that people like phylis do n't lose cash that took years to save in just a few short seconds . |
| 11 | If there is , please give up just a little time for them . |
| 12 | He stepped up just a few feet from the service line to receive Lendl 's second serve . |
| 13 | After it had crossed the Torrente Taro the tram had a dead straight journey for the rest of the way , stopping at three more places and picking up just a few more passengers , none of whom were regulars . |
| 14 | Yeah , I 'm gon na go back just a little way |
| 15 | To pull back just a few metres on an Alpine climb is a dozen times harder than on the flat . |
| 16 | Loose oxygenators can be removed altogether , keeping back just a few rooted cuttings for the following spring . |
| 17 | I thought I would pick out just a few . |
| 18 | This not only spells out just a few of the advantages of zinc but also the name of the leading rolled zinc available in the UK |
| 19 | To pick out just a few examples : grandparents treat their grandchildren in the same way whether they live in Aberdeen or London ; middle-class people use money to support their close relatives in similar ways whether they live in Swansea , Sheffield or London ; people use their kin network to help them find employment whether they live in Glasgow , Basildon or Corby . |
| 20 | Standing beside Josh in the wings , she was barely aware of the play being acted out just a few feet away , too caught up in the playwright 's words to be aware of anything else . |