Example sentences of "be [adj] just a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emily drank the tea , suddenly aware of the incongruity of the situation : here she was , sitting in the kitchen like one of the servants , something that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago . |
| 2 | Will you kiss me , or will you be unkind just a little while ? |
| 3 | Marion Howells and her daughter Kayleigh were asleep just a few feet from a window which was shattered by the blasts . |
| 4 | Or were these just a few isolated sadists ? |
| 5 | Is this just a malign coincidence ? |
| 6 | Is this just an ordinary camera you 've used ? |
| 7 | Or is this just an elaborate distraction created by her mind to avoid facing her infertility ? |
| 8 | Nor have there been any informal jolly gatherings when the daily toil of pressing the flesh is over : Mr Kinnock wandering back among the press party , glass of whisky in hand , letting his ( metaphorical ) hair down a little , tipping us just the hint of a wink that this is all just a great game . |
| 9 | But erm did that have a message , or was that just a fun thing for you to do ? |
| 10 | Perhaps , he concluded , in his letter terminating their correspondence for months to come , it was all just a terrible nightmare which would only be understood later ? |
| 11 | ‘ It was all just a wee misunderstanding . ’ |
| 12 | It was all just a big adventure . |