Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] just a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's wrong with just a title , science or |
| 2 | To Miss Taylor he was gently charming with just a hint of flirtatiousness in his manner . |
| 3 | Maxim had wondered about that : the blast effect had seemed pretty widespread for just a bomb . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Statistically the chemical industry is responsible for just a fraction of dioxin ‘ production ’ from combustion with domestic fires accounting for a much larger chunk . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'd be happy with just a council flat but there are n't any going these days . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He really had very nice hands , large but well-shaped with just a shading of dark hair on the back of his wrists . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The water was running at normal winter level with just a tinge of colour . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 ’ . ’ |