Example sentences of "[noun sg] with just a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After running the filter for a few days , stock with just a couple of fish to begin with , and gradually build up to full stocking .
2 Experiment with just a teaspoonful at first , increasing up to 1 ½ oz ( 15g ) gradually , as necessary .
3 I 'm in this concrete cell with just a light bulb , nothing else at all , and after the desert it 's cold as a freezer .
4 When Paula was shown into her office Arlene looked up from a sheaf of photographs which were spread on her desk with just a hint of impatience .
5 Amazingly , Adam walked away from the crash with just a graze on his left shoulder .
6 New fashion ideas Transform a simple daytime look into stunning evening elegance with just a touch of gold
7 We adopt a warm , welcoming expression , which somehow manages to combine immense charm with just a hint of dangerous animal magnetism .
8 Or there is the Amaretto Liquer Gateau ( £3.25 ) , a light cake with just a hint of naughtiness about it .
9 At 9.30 each morning staff and students would meet in the little oratory of the hostel , a completely bare room with just a crucifix on the wall .
10 So the relative cheapness of having correspondence in string with just a fax machine dotted around the place instead of having machines and cameras and sound crews .
11 ‘ I 'll have a whisky with just a dash of water . ’
12 The doorbell rang and he was caught between changes , opening the door with just a towel wrapped around him .
13 What amazed me was the space — long stretches of beautiful beach with just a handful of people on them even on a Bank Holiday .
14 ‘ I rushed out of the bathroom with just a towel to cover myself , ’ she said after being treated for shock and cuts .
15 The outboard profile shows a short-ended hull with just a suspicion of sheer .
16 Serve with cinnamon custard or a sauce made by warming together some treacle and golden syrup with just a squeeze of lemon and a dash of syrup from the jar of stem ginger .
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