Example sentences of "[am/are] just [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 No , I am just a simple man of business .
2 I am just a poor girl ; what do I know of the sea-king 's palace ?
3 I am just a little girl , I have n't even started my periods yet and little girls can tantrum louder and then can sulk deeper than anything else in the universe .
4 ‘ I am just a little ship , ’ Aunt Emily said , ‘ drifting farther and farther out to sea . ’
5 I am just a humble supporter who , though never blessed with the gift myself , loves the artistry and beauty of football and the poetry in motion displayed by the Athletico forward line .
6 Afterwards a jubilant victor said : ‘ Everybody always says I am just a big server .
7 I know I am just an ignorant servant girl , aged seventeen , but I do know some Latin .
8 I am just an ordinary Daleswoman and if I began to think or act otherwise I know a few people around here who would soon bring me to my senses .
9 I would like to think I am just an ordinary person .
10 My own aspirations are more lowly — I am just an ordinary member .
11 I am just an old softie at heart .
12 Do n't be fooled into thinking that the shop assistants are unconcerned about appearances , that they are just a kooky bunch of crazy kids who live hard , play rough and dress casual .
13 For the reader , however , an art defined as national , made as cohesive and marketable as possible , may be less than convincing as an entity ; it may be that within a survey or an anthology there are just a limited number of interesting and attractive works .
14 When representatives of the offending authorities are called to account by the Committee , they will need to come up with some better answers to justify their past actions than that members of CPRW are just a fractious minority .
15 The above figures ( like all others ) are just a rough approximation of the ECM 's overall size .
16 A spokesman told The Scotsman that the letters are just a simple way of making funds available to people .
17 Could it be that you are just a little bit jealous of The Great White North — a society , after all , rather less divisive and certainly more prosperous than decaying , decadent Britain ?
18 A new bus service means people are just a short journey from Beresford Buildings , which have undergone a £1.1m refurbishment plan .
19 ‘ You know that the enemy are just a short distance along the road ? ’
20 In fact , drugs are just a minor part of their lives .
21 4 Danny packs oranges that are just the right size so he can get 38 in a box .
22 In the first , nervous disorders are just an additional cause of absenteeism , but are unrelated to the type of job .
23 They are just an endless source of inspiration and excitement .
24 Mother-of-three Cathy Musto said : ‘ We are just an ordinary family .
25 " No you 're not , you 're just a greedy kid with nothing better to do .
26 No , you 're just a pathetic monomaniac who 's lived too long and has become obsessed with the idea of making the entire planet suffer for an ancient wrong that was perpetrated by a mindless minority ! ’
27 You 're just a small boy !
28 What we normally do is get together with the rhythm section for about the first week or so — and it 's just heaven because you 're just a small band .
29 You 're just a laughing stock at the moment .
30 ‘ Kinnear is entitled to his opinion , but really it 's too ludicrous for words to say we 're just a long-ball team .
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