Example sentences of "with just [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 His unexpected decision leaves the troubled Quakers with just a two-man board of directors .
2 Stirling , typically , was not content with just a small raid to prove the potential of his decimated force .
3 PENSIONER Olive Smith was run over by a train — and escaped with just a small head cut .
4 When she woke up that morning , with just a small hope in the corner of her heart , she found Patsy already awake , sitting upright in the old cot they still shared , his dark brown eyes shining with excitement from under his mop of brown hair .
5 Even with just a small balcony , a few steps or a tiny patio , your choice of containers is considerably enlarged , thereby increasing the amount of plants you can grow for pressing .
6 You will be listening to many of these as the election approaches as they are a wonderful invention of the broadcasting industry : a reporter stands alone with just a small tape recorder to protect him and leaps out in front of unsuspecting members of the public asking them an inane question .
7 With just a small tug she was off balance and pulled against him .
8 For example , if you feel like cheese on toast for lunch , rather than having a couple of slices of toast piled with cheese , have two slices of toast , one with just a moderate layer of cheese on top , and one with baked beans .
9 With two on board the stall was extremely docile , with just a gentle nose down drop and a slight tendency to drop the port wing .
10 But the place he took me to after lunch , the Colegio Ponce de Leon , where I was supposed to have rooms , was a rather stark student hostel , and my little room was very small , with just a narrow bed , a table and a chair .
11 He was standing on the exposed rocks at the highest point of the headland ; the ground fell away steeply from here , mostly bare rock and scrub , with just a narrow shelf of land that was almost a beach down at the water 's edge .
12 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 .
13 I was at the Stanley Spencer exhibition in London earlier in the year , and there was one canvas with just a tiny bit started , the whole thing pencilled in .
14 Beware of those that do n't declare their contents ; some contain only cheap vegetable oils with just a tiny amount of fragrance .
15 The justification for such bare-faced cheek is in the recorded sound , which even the most jaundiced critic would have to admit is strikingly vivid for its age , the piano sound clear and articulate , and the orchestral detail as immediate as the day it was recorded — perhaps even more so — with just a tiny hint of brassiness and a slight shortfall of orchestral power to give the game away .
16 He succeeded and was left with just a slight hesitation in speech .
17 The night was calm and warm with just a slight rustle of a breeze in the trees .
18 Then think of all the sounds that could be " suspect " with this sound , i.e. all the sounds that could vary from this sound with just a slight change of some of these features .
19 But when you start with just a basic structure , you must remember that there are certain things you 'll need to get the most out of it — both for you and your plants .
20 They would sing Welsh songs together , she would take up the descant , he would make up verses with just a little edge to them .
21 ‘ But Woil ! ’ said Kraal with just a little admiration in his voice .
22 This is a very small sample of labouring class poetry in the eighteenth century , for as A. J. Sambrook observes with just a little exaggeration : ‘ … since the discovery in 1730 of Stephen Duck … hardly a year had passed without some peasant poet being brought forward and hailed as a ‘ natural genius ’ . ’
23 She looked so slim and young in that cream shawl above her blue taffeta gown , with the pretty frilled bonnet over her gleaming hair ; she had a way of walking , thought the watching girl , with just a little envy … so easy and graceful , even though she was with child .
24 ‘ This evening happened to be a mixing of some particularly important business with just a little pleasure .
25 It is symbolic of the attitude that injecting insulin need not be frightening or difficult and can be coped with by the patient from the very beginning , with just a little guidance .
26 The governors have power and responsibility , with just a little encouragement they can also become a most enthusiastic supporters club .
27 With just a little encouragement secondary schools will share their swimming pool , their mini-bus , laboratories and workshops and allow the primary school to tap into specialist knowledge and expertise .
28 It had to be left long with just a little braid on the top and twisted underneath with a little bit of straw through for the summer .
29 With just a little imagination , an exciting combination of shapes will brighten up any sweet'n'sour .
30 What on earth was it about him that he could make her come unglued with just a single look ?
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