Example sentences of "[adv] be just a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The list given above is just a selection ; an operational cartographic database would hold many more features . |
| 2 | ‘ Tony 's always been just a friend to me , ’ she said , smiling . |
| 3 | The single , simple action was all it took to move what had once been just a concept into the final stage of action . |
| 4 | The collections are organised by John Cannovan , department supervisor who stressed that it was a team effort and that keeping the books straight was just a part of it . |
| 5 | I recall how disappointed I was in the morning to discover that the pebbles I had collected so lovingly the evening before were just a pile of dull stones now that they had dried and were away from the beach . |
| 6 | The er , other recommendation really is just a member 's note the outcome of discussion so far , it has been to the erm , we did take the paper to the Hare Street , Little Parndon er , committee er , in this cycle and there were no comments that came er , from that committee . |
| 7 | Okay , so the , the reflective pronouns require a C commanding antecedent , antecedent really is just a noun phrase from which it can get its reference like herself back to Florence . |
| 8 | I wish I had n't asked , ’ D'Arcy replied , trusting that Victor 's observation really was just a joke . |
| 9 | And as you say at that stage it really was just a matter of erm every man for himself really . |
| 10 | Listed here are just a selection of the major events taking place for you to enjoy on your Warm Hearted Weekend in the Big Heart of England . |
| 11 | I 'm not showing off or anything , but here 's just a sample of the questions he can complete , totally unprompted . |
| 12 | Here 's just a selection of some of the attractions on offer . |
| 13 | Rap is as old as the human voice and just as versatile , so what follows here is just a progress report : four different artists with four different attitudes to the word |
| 14 | No , your being here is just a friendship thing , OK ? |
| 15 | Internal review will then be just a matter of mechanically scrutinizing numbers on a balance sheet , rather than engaging in a critical dialogue over the educational effectiveness of courses . |
| 16 | Where the Turk 's Head had once been there was just a piece of waste ground overgrown with weeds and used for dumping rubbish despite the sign that said No Tipping . |
| 17 | To get the local residents to decide which of these measures er me m measures they would like to try erm an and try it out , since the other way forward is just a non-starter . |
| 18 | Thinking about anything else was just a way of avoiding the choice . |
| 19 | Our Science Management Trainee Scheme means that you will never be just a scientist . |
| 20 | Over and above the nature of the general economic and social developments , the main reason for this is what can be termed the specificity of cultural goods : that is , the fact that ‘ music can never be just a product ( an exchange value ) , even in its rawest commodity form ; the artistic value of records has an unavoidable complicating effect on their production ’ ( Frith 1983a : 10 ) . |