Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] just a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd have a little fancy shawl or My Grandma used to always have a fancy shawl that Just a small thing that came , you know , a bit down their back and And my Grandma used to wear erm a white much It was just thing like a baby 's A cotton thing , tied with a just a string , you know just to erm just a tie under her chin and it would have a wee bit of lace s on the corner , or the or the end of the tie , that was through the day and it was all ruffled , and then when she was on holiday and came into town she had a a thing on her head made of velvet and it all had fancy little things in it . |
| 2 | It is dry and it is almost aggressively refreshing — great starbursts of lime juice and orange peel and just a little grapeyness , creating a most unusual citrus cocktail for a warm , spring day . |
| 3 | This was no PR prank but just a genuine and touching gesture by Campese . |
| 4 | We do n't know if it was the judge or just a passing joker who wrote the card ‘ the last person to look like this was shot ’ . |
| 5 | On Columbus Avenue near the waterfront and just a short stroll from Pier 39 and Ghiradelli Square , the friendly Fisherman 's Wharf is a medium-sized hotel within easy walking distance of many of San Francisco 's major attractions . |
| 6 | spri spring , er two springs at the bottom and just a flat bar and it has four keys with springs on the top and like , you just go |
| 7 | Science popularisers often make the same claim , dismissing the Sun as just a run-of-the-mill star . |
| 8 | Erm , you know , there 's a very nice cottage and just a short walk down the road you 're at the se at the sea . |
| 9 | There was more to this canal than just a final obstacle , however . |
| 10 | Female mammals are better at caring for their young without male assistance and , where it is necessary , there tends to be a larger group than just a single pair . |
| 11 | Further negotiations have taken place and just a short while ago the Abingdon staff began clearing the six-day . |
| 12 | The skirt is definite , you know , so many pleats , uhum , so obviously that is and the blazer 's static , but quite a lot of it seemed to be fairly , you know , instead of grey , either the school track suit or just a grey track suit , so uhum , which it is , it 's all these little bits like . |
| 13 | Then cleanse your face again and splash with cool water or just a refreshing toner on cotton wool . |
| 14 | And I think there are a lot of questions that need to be asked — has there been , er have , have corners been cut in order to keep the cost down , were we getting a good quality service or just a cheap service ? |
| 15 | And if it 's a paper moon and just a cardboard sea |
| 16 | Porter also shows how identifying the precise requirements of a strategy for each SBU requires a little more thought that just a broad consideration of that SBU 's position in relation to its industry structure . |
| 17 | Frank Daugherty saw Cagney 's style as just a logical development from that of other gangster types and identified as the most effective of his ‘ tricks ’ the way in which he could suggest that he was ‘ thinking his own thoughts ’ and ‘ reserving his feelings ’ . |
| 18 | This may be a star-formation region and site of the supernova or just a positional coincidence . |
| 19 | A small cottage was next to the terrace houses and like them had no garden but just a tiny yard and then came a doorway leading to the flat over the archway of Dean 's Yard . |
| 20 | Councillor Sandra Plummer from Camden and the Socialist Lesbian Group , speaking in one of the plenary sessions , argued that socialists have got to stop seeing lesbian liberation as just a civil liberties issue . |
| 21 | Sometimes when I , I write a poem I want to create a particular mood erm giving the piece erm a shape , a , a definite shape or just a shadowy shape erm and the overcoat in er Bon Jour Monsieur Gaugin , I found very , very expressive and the starting point for , for this particular poem I 'll hand this round to you know , with the name of the , the front , right I do n't , has anybody , if you already know this picture , does anybody actually know it already ? , no I start with the overcoat obviously erm very expressive , not just because it was , people wear over , overcoats in cold days , but it was the size of the coat and the shape of it and , and it gave me a weight , I felt , er I felt a very definite mood erm about this picture because of the coat and it was a , er a ejective mood that I , that I felt from that , and the stick in the erm hands of the women over the bridge gave me the sound for , for this poem would you like me to read as the , the thing being passed around , would that be ok ? |
| 22 | Creggan called out once more after her , powerfully , and Kraal stared at him in silent surprise and just a little awe , while unnoticed by any of them the meek Slorne relaxed a little and seemed to nod her head , as if to whisper to a waiting sky , ‘ Yes … yes … yes . ’ |
| 23 | The method 's worked twice for me , so it may be the definitive cure or just a pathetic coincidence . |
| 24 | ‘ Scawsby , ’ he murmured , ‘ is he the murderer or just a spiteful man who rejoices in the humiliation of others ? |
| 25 | ‘ He should then become more of a team player than just a superb individual , and maybe that shift will make him a lot more attractive to a lot of people , ’ he added , apparently alluding to England manager Graham Taylor . |