Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [prep] just a " in BNC.
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1 | It seemed that I was asleep for just a few minutes when I was awakened by some noisy bastard shouting into the trench . |
2 | In my mind 's beady eye it was white with just a soupçon ( had I known the word soupçon ) of scarlet such as I 'd once seen June Allyson sport in a skating sequence in some Saturday morning picture . |
3 | Visibility was good with just a little light rain here and there . |
4 | I was awake for just a little while and I could tell — ’ |
5 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
6 | The A66 was passable with just a light coating of snow . |
7 | The steel bars of the cage were enclosed by tarpaulin sheets to protect them from the elements , except for one side , which was open with just a simple lift bar to move before exit . |