Example sentences of "just a passing [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The waiter hovered , noting his client 's discomfort , but Davide shook his head , ‘ Just a passing weakness . |
| 2 | Gorbachev 's acceptance speech at the March 1985 Central Committee meeting contained just a passing reference to the ‘ steadfast strengthening of the friendship of the peoples of our great multinational power ’ ; an address on the 40th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II referred similarly to the ‘ blossoming of nations and nationalities ’ in the USSR which was ‘ organically connected with their all-round convergence ’ . |
| 3 | He is not just a passing atom of an overwhelming universe , but is of external significance . |
| 4 | I would like green eyes if I could have them but it 's just a passing thought , not a real obsession . |
| 5 | So is this really a new panacea or a just a passing craze for crazies . |
| 6 | The rest of us can make do with Profile 's fine new compilation ‘ Avanti ! ’ , 11 tracks to prove that Italian dance was more than just a passing fad . |
| 7 | For masturbation , it would have to be more than just a passing person . ’ |
| 8 | I hoped it was just a passing phase , sparked off by her catching me fooling around in the Plaster Room , and thanked my guardian angel for the way Old Red had just covered up for me . |
| 9 | It reminded her of the old days when just a passing glance of his could reduce her to a state of burning confusion . |
| 10 | We do n't know if it was the judge or just a passing joker who wrote the card ‘ the last person to look like this was shot ’ . |
| 11 | As I said , it was just a passing mumble . |