Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [adv] just a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish , dearest , that I was a poet and not just a silly twenty-three-year-old man about town … |
| 2 | He said it was worthless having a respected financial sector that did nothing to help the economy and added that the vested interests of the sector needed to be tackled so that the benefits could be accrued by everyone in Scotland and not just a selected minority . |
| 3 | Thus what we should be looking for is a system of screening that is capable of picking out expeditiously all cases that require testing and not just a sample . |
| 4 | He was n't just an actor or even just a movie star . |
| 5 | Labelling a particular SBU as a ‘ dog ’ should be seen as a challenge to the people involved with it to search out and propose new SBUs and not just a signal to give up and die . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And to ensure that we act as a group and not just a collection of separate offices . |
| 8 | ( 95 ) Outdoors you will find Wren create new green dimensions with sensitive landscaping that creates a community and not just a row of houses . |
| 9 | Wesleyan colleges were established as theological training centres but Baptist and Congregational colleges , because of their origins as dissenting academies , still had a bias towards giving a general arts education and not just a theological training . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Either way , astronomers are regarding it as a fascinating astronomical object and not just a recordbreaker . |
| 12 | Will you allow people to address the panel as a a comment and not just a question yes or no if you say no fine we all understand and we have to er formulate our our ideas as a question and we 'll carry on that case is quite simple and straight forward like that . |
| 13 | For the first time colleagues , the community will be able to legitimately address these issues and initiate action into ensuring the E C is a people 's Europe and not just a business Europe . |
| 14 | Running is a part of my life and not just a way to prepare for races . ’ |
| 15 | There was a hint of Scottish accent in the voice and maybe just a hint of Scotch on the breath ? |
| 16 | First , everyone should realise that the countryside is a workplace and not just a recreation place . |
| 17 | Well on the wrong side of the road as well just a bit rather nutty . |
| 18 | She offers advice , information and sometimes just a sympathetic ear to worried pet owners of Cleveland . |
| 19 | Centre warden Damian Duggan felt perhaps the greatest need in Kingsley would be transport and Mrs. Telfer pointed out community care provided not just a taxi service but a friend as well . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Since we the taxpayers are having to pay for the programme , can the Minister at least listen to the taxpayers on this and spend these huge sums of money on all our children and not just a few ? |
| 23 | Well here , here are char for example , this is a female , you see the , the white line on the fins and the very pale pink spots , this will actually get gradually more highly coloured until about December when they will be quite bright red , and , and in my opinion not a question really , but might be that some of these other ones are pretty nice as well here 's quite a , quite a dark little trout , probably been in the light for quite a long time , right now nevertheless that 's a female as well just a couple more famous small ones here , that 's a young salmon , that 's really a beauty . |
| 24 | The representatives of the media should see the meeting as a constructive activity and not just a propaganda exercise . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | We made it clear that what we wanted was a better social security system and not just a cheaper one . |
| 27 | The justification for selecting the variable with the largest penalty implicitly assumed that the penalty gave a useful estimate of the decrease in objective function value and not just a bound . |