Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] just [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	‘ I think my parents were just the sort of people who did not like staying in one place for very long .
2	Charles hoped that George 's assumption was right , that Michael Banks 's difficulty in retaining the lines was just the product of laziness .
3	Australia again provided the answer with Mitchelton 's elegant and keenly-priced ‘ 89 Late Picked Muscat ( Tesco , £4.19 ) , whose rich , sweet flavours were just the ticket .
4	All his ferocious attacks were just a game .
5	Things were just a touch grim at the Shakespeare School before it occluded its portals for the vacation .
6	Arnold Bros was just a human , too .
7	The difference between two dead men and two slightly bent aeroplanes was just a fraction of a second .
8	‘ And destroying your files was just the beginning ? ’
9	IRA bombs were just a taster
10	All the other times were just a way of reminding myself of the realities and provoking you at the same time .
11	The Cajun Kings were just the job , as was John .
12	Four years ago , those markets were just a rumour — places where scraps of lambs the size of rabbits were bought for unbelievable prices and then spitted like kebabs .
13	At first I assumed that Lexy 's flowers were just an aberration of your filing system .
14	‘ The roses were just a symbol .
15	‘ Not that it was much use , I 'm afraid ; I met so many people the faces were just a blur . ’
16	The others were just a thing of the moment .
17	All theses contain abstracts which summarise their contents , but in the past , Aslib 's Index to Theses was just an index — by author and subject — to the theses notified to it .
18	‘ The whole incident with the tablets was just a nightmare so we have decided to put it behind us and continue our lives , ’ said Mrs Johnson .
19	He tried to explain that possession by devils was just a form of words .

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