Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] just a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is clear that prophecy was part of the experience of the people of God in the Bible ( see Numbers 11:20,1 Samuel 19:20 , Joel 2:28 , Acts 2:18 ; 15:22 ; 19:6 ; 21:9 , 1 Corinthians 11:4–5 ; 12:28 ; 14:1 and 24 , Ephesians 4:11,1 Thessalonians 5:20 for just a sample of instances ) . |
2 | What 's wrong with just a title , science or |
3 | To Miss Taylor he was gently charming with just a hint of flirtatiousness in his manner . |
4 | Maxim had wondered about that : the blast effect had seemed pretty widespread for just a bomb . |
5 | In my mind 's beady eye it was white with just a soupçon ( had I known the word soupçon ) of scarlet such as I 'd once seen June Allyson sport in a skating sequence in some Saturday morning picture . |
6 | ‘ He was the Baron 's brother — his twin , but younger by just a half-hour , and so different — in looks , temperament — everything . |
7 | Instead of a dozen Indians on the raft there were only two , each with just a pole at the back of the raft . |
8 | ‘ There was no way I should have got out of that with just a scratch and a few bruises . |
9 | Statistically the chemical industry is responsible for just a fraction of dioxin ‘ production ’ from combustion with domestic fires accounting for a much larger chunk . |
10 | 1973 ) found that those with a daughter or daughters were more likely to die in their own homes than those with just a son or sons . |
11 | ‘ We 'd be happy with just a council flat but there are n't any going these days . |
12 | Of course , we have not done everthing in just a year , nor have we taken things forward in every aspect as much as we would have wished . |
13 | MicroMuse Ltd , the Putney , London-based Sparcsystems builder turned systems integrator , is one of just a couple of UK firms distributing SunConnect 's SunNet Manager to other resellers and system integrators . |
14 | He really had very nice hands , large but well-shaped with just a shading of dark hair on the back of his wrists . |
15 | This book is far from just a story about budding aircraft , it reveals the human squabbles , foolishness and chicanery that goes hand-in-hand with all undertakings involving industry and governments , plus the double-dealing that occurs in international commercial competition , let alone in politics . |
16 | The water was running at normal winter level with just a tinge of colour . |
17 | ‘ He 's very entrepreneurial , and was n't satisfied with just a holiday home , so we 're now developing a new hotel which promises to be — and I quote Stephen now — ‘ the best in the Caribbean ’ . ’ |