Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] [subord] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was always so in control about everything which is what gave her this air of being much older than just twenty-seven . |
| 2 | We were instantly impressed when just two passes with the squeegee tile/window head cut through soap deposits on tiles , leaving them gleaming — no polishing or scrubbing needed ! |
| 3 | The rumours were now more than just loud , they were deafening . |
| 4 | The American influences on English Nonconformity were far more than just catchy songs , the taking of collections during services , ‘ American organs ’ and individual communion cups . |
| 5 | Their lives were far more than just hard . |
| 6 | On the other hand it is now accepted that Kennedy 's lengthy telephone calls to Macmillan fell short of " consultation " even if Macmillan 's official biographer argues that they " were certainly more than just 'informative' " . |
| 7 | Er , it is important too , to stress that the Agency is acting as a bridge between the purchasing er , authority , the Social Services Department , and the er , independent sector , and that er , it 's also important that er , too , that er , in many cases , er , the provider 's income er , will , will not just come from Social Services , but it may be that people are purchasing their own care , if , if they 're not eligible for public , public 's er , help through , through funding , and therefore the scheme is much wider than just looking at the purchasing intentions of the , the Social Services Department . |
| 8 | What is much better than just the security levels is the User Definable menus . |
| 9 | Finally , the particle hmm is not dismissable as just a " performance error " or a " filled pause " ; it has specific interactional functions , best explicated in terms of the system for taking turns at speaking in conversation , where it can be seen to be ( amongst other things ) a turn-holding device ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 10 | The solution is more far-reaching than just changing a technique . |
| 11 | Waller believes it is more complex than just a huge shift of opinion on the day . |
| 12 | The application of monoclonal antibody research in medicine is more widespread than just in the treatment of cancer . |
| 13 | So it 's more complex than just saying , ‘ Well , violence is basically human ’ . |
| 14 | It 's more important than just one , one year 's pay rise . |
| 15 | This is probably more than just coincidence : it suggests that the Hall 's financial policy has been to cover the direct costs and subsidize the overheads . |
| 16 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 17 | It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village . |
| 18 | Particularly if that is as important as just about every politician insists it is . |
| 19 | The obvious two are Kevin Keegan — he 'd be crap … he 's just a jumped up little Geordie who still has n't shown he can produce a really imaginative team ; and Glen Hoddle — now , hed be my choice … why ? because he 's young , has the respect of the players , would introduce the concept of playing football into the national team ( after all , if you look at the individual skill level of English players it 's as good as just about anywhere in the world … it 's just that managers have refused to let them play ) . |
| 20 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
| 21 | There are also studies from Malaysia , which are illustrative of the effects of logging practices in tropical regions in general , which show that the destructive effect is far greater than just the removal of trees . |
| 22 | Their skills in running clinics and providing comprehensive PHC is far broader than just ‘ mini ’ doctors . |
| 23 | A pub , like any other old building , is far more than just its principle facade , or its four walls . |
| 24 | It is far more than just an accidental entrance to your home . |
| 25 | This hospital , said the chaplain , ‘ is far more than just bricks , wood and plaster , we are talking about a family — a community of nurses , doctors , auxiliary staff , domestics and patients — ‘ a team ’ . |
| 26 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
| 27 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |
| 28 | ‘ And yet , you know , there 's surely more than just hatred for a disruptive influence in class . |
| 29 | It is surely more than just coincidence that Alf Ramsey , later to lead England to World Cup victory in 1966 , played in both of these eye-opening defeats . |
| 30 | That a figure with such a subversive reputation as Morrison can be a fit subject for an extremely posh , photo-laden book is maybe more than just a little embarrassing . |