Example sentences of "for the [noun sg] of just " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor was touched by the General 's concern for the life of just one of the least important members of his force . |
| 2 | Unfortunately for the Frenchman , Arnold Boetsch , the Australians , Jason Stoltenberg and Pat Cash and the Americans Malivai Washington and David Wheaton , Edberg is not a cricketer and amply demonstrated his tennis talents by winning his first Stella title for the loss of just one set . |
| 3 | Gooch and Curtis made a solid start and the deficit was passed for the loss of just one wicket . |
| 4 | Gooch damaged a finger as soon as the innings began and had to go to hospital , Pringle taking command ; but he could work no miracles and victory was gained for the loss of just two wickets . |
| 5 | I had already sent him a book , examples of my work , a letter about why and how I was doing the book , all for the sake of just one short interview . |
| 6 | Everyone has the gift of life — and for the sake of just a little pain over a week it 's a wonderful opportunity to take . |
| 7 | If copying errors have occurred ( unlikely , but possible ) , the software can be written to allow for the recopying of just single bytes or short blocks from within the main memory block . |