Example sentences of "[prep] just [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When paths are short , every rule on the path will gain an improved weight after just a few searches , and for a good rule , the gain in weight will be significant even if the rule is first on the path .
2 Then at each level , credit is passed back after just a few attempts at search .
3 Now in January 1979 , as he fled Teheran for the second time in his life , the Shah had intended to fly on to America after just a few day in Egypt .
4 REPAIRS have been carried out to a 40ft long roof of a village canoe store which blew off after just a few weeks in place .
5 And Cantona himself suggested in a French newspaper interview that he might be on the look-out for a new challenge after just a few months at any club .
6 After just a few sucks at the bottle , Nicola began to explore my room .
7 But since she 'd considered herself relatively fit , she was disconcerted when her muscles began aching after just a short time .
8 He 'd tried to stop a truck which was loaded with stolen aluminium scrap worth just a hundred pounds .
9 He 'd tried to stop a truck which was loaded with stolen aluminium scrap worth just a hundred pounds .
10 Off just a four pounds higher mark , he looks a value bet in a race where the top three are strongly fancied but look likely to struggle giving away so much weight .
11 Simply expressed , and taking these two points together , pluralists are charged with asking the wrong question ( who participates instead of who benefits ) about just the public aspect of policy-making so that they ignore the " private " aspect of power and policy-making altogether .
12 The saloon , which only has two doors and is not sold in Germany , will account for just a tiny fraction of the 37,000 cars Volkswagen intends to export to Britain during 1991 .
13 ‘ How many would one need , ’ Alexandra asked , her eyes on the hens , ‘ for just a small household , say eight people ?
14 He was killed for just a small amount of money .
15 Embankments can vary considerably in size ; many cater for just a slight change in the level of the ground .
16 As he handed her one of the glasses their eyes met briefly , and it occurred to Lisa , for just a fleeting instant , that he was feeling almost as nervous as she was .
17 The success of modestly-priced courses such as East Horton and the increasing popularity of driving ranges , where anyone can turn up with a three wood and a five iron and whack a basket of balls for just a few pounds , shows that golf can still thrive in the recession — if the price is right .
18 There is even a special plan which enables you to insure your repayments — in case of illness , an accident or redundancy — for just a few pounds a month .
19 Jane 's mum Mary , 50 , was beaten to death for just a few pounds in 1981 .
20 And all of this for just a few pounds .
21 From forty thousand pounds worth of designer garden to patio displays for just a few pounds — there 's something for everyone .
22 The message that one can gain for just a few pence , by smoking , something that a Liz Taylor or a Julia Roberts with all their millions have can be seductive — and it is being deliberately promoted .
23 But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year .
24 Instead of being admitted for the night , she 'll be here for just a few hours .
25 He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer .
26 It seemed that I was asleep for just a few minutes when I was awakened by some noisy bastard shouting into the trench .
27 Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire .
28 He 'd first appeared a few months earlier for just a few minutes .
29 For just a few minutes out there I was holding a real live flesh-and-blood woman in my arms . ’
30 Maintaining that calm , uncaring façade even for just a few minutes had taken a lot out of her , and she felt the faint beginnings of a headache behind her eyes .
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