Example sentences of "[noun pl] be just a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It the belief becomes current in public opinion that in the arguments between government and opposition it is not really a matter of opposing opinions being presented , then the impression will increasingly gain currency that parliamentary discussions are just a game . |
| 2 | But they admit that many warning signs are just a bluff . |
| 3 | Their differing opinions are just a discussion , with no heated feelings at all , and Jack is obeyed without argument . |
| 4 | These animals are just a handful from the diversity of the natural world and have been hounded to near extinction by trade , disappearing habitat and hunting . |
| 5 | There are few modern mixed routes here — the crags are just a bit too clean for good buttress climbing with its reliance on frozen turf and heather . |
| 6 | The visit to the stables is just a bonus . |
| 7 | Sir , — When the local fox hunts are just a memory who will be there to control the ever-increasing fox population ? |
| 8 | Puzzling pines and poorly potatoes are just a couple of the problems to be solved by our team of BBC experts this month |
| 9 | It 's sad , is n't it ? … that people 's heroes are just a bunch of pansies who get paid extortionate amounts of money for kicking in a poor ball who has n't done anyone any harm ! |
| 10 | The ten commandments are just a myth it carries no more force whatsoever . |
| 11 | He says that most of those years are just a blur but he finds it hard to forget that he was locked in a secure ward for the seriously mentally ill for two weeks . |
| 12 | All his ferocious attacks were just a game . |
| 13 | All this nonsense about ghosts is just a figment of her imagination . ’ |
| 14 | I mean that the data on spontaneous abortion is so unmistakable that it seems to me that artificially induced abortions are just a continuation with modern technology of something women have always done anyway discriminate against their ab about their offspring , sometimes discriminating against them . |
| 15 | The much-hyped sleevenotes are just a bunch of insubstantial and dull quotes taken from an insubstantial and dull American biography . |
| 16 | Radios , blankets and chairs ritually stake out a territorial claim — space for beach bodies to occupy , albeit with a tentativeness born of knowledge that strangers are just a fingertip away … ’ |
| 17 | Things are just a bit weird at the moment . |
| 18 | But though people listen enthusiastically to Mister C slagging off hardcore and singing the praises of progressive house , you get the feeling things are just a bit different here . |
| 19 | Things were just a touch grim at the Shakespeare School before it occluded its portals for the vacation . |
| 20 | Arnold Bros was just a human , too . |
| 21 | The difference between two dead men and two slightly bent aeroplanes was just a fraction of a second . |
| 22 | But her characters are just a bit too typical in their social habits , their tastes and their personal dilemmas . |
| 23 | If the solitude and beauty of the area grabs you then these routes are just a taster of what the west has to offer , and no doubt you 'll return . |
| 24 | So , the fact that who works in the green grocers is just a bit of additional information , it 's not necessary for the the main part of the sentence , you can take it out and it 's not going to take , make any difference to the construction or the meaning of the sentence , it 's a bit of additional information . |
| 25 | IRA bombs were just a taster |
| 26 | All the other times were just a way of reminding myself of the realities and provoking you at the same time . |
| 27 | Smoke vents , interior trims , depth of lift pits and machine room specifications are just a handful of decisions which have to be made . |
| 28 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 29 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 30 | 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 . |