Example sentences of "just a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the word , the words plural , that does not end in s , and there 's just a minority of cases , then it 's apostrophe followed by s . |
| 2 | ‘ In case you were thinking , ’ he concluded , ‘ that this was just a quarrel among blacks , a spot of faction-fighting . |
| 3 | It is clear that prophecy was part of the experience of the people of God in the Bible ( see Numbers 11:20,1 Samuel 19:20 , Joel 2:28 , Acts 2:18 ; 15:22 ; 19:6 ; 21:9 , 1 Corinthians 11:4–5 ; 12:28 ; 14:1 and 24 , Ephesians 4:11,1 Thessalonians 5:20 for just a sample of instances ) . |
| 4 | I got very depressed — there was no particular reason , just a lowering of spirits as I realized again that , for the foreseeable future , we were going nowhere . |
| 5 | This brochure is full of sociable holidays for the hyperactive ; Houseparties are sociable holidays too , but more for people who prefer unusual places , good company , a hefty novel , good food and perhaps just a dabble at watersports . |
| 6 | ‘ I dreamed that Thornfield was totally destroyed , just a heap of stones . |
| 7 | ‘ Just a clutch of Britons getting together in a pub nothing to do with Langley . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It was hard to believe the change you could see by moving just a couple of kilometres out of West Germany , one of the richest countries in the world . ’ |
| 9 | Just a couple of questions about JULIAN COPE : What happened to the album of TEARDROP EXPLODES B-sides that had the proposed title ‘ Christ Vs Warhol ’ ? |
| 10 | give your mum a cou just a couple of sticks . |
| 11 | Just a couple of ladies erm well it 's one lady , I think er the lady just helps her . |
| 12 | Surprisingly there were few other walkers around , just a couple of locals walking their dogs . |
| 13 | Alina scrambled up alongside , and found herself a rock just a couple of feet lower than his own . |
| 14 | He finally stopped when he was just a couple of feet away from her . |
| 15 | But she could n't think straight while Julius was standing just a couple of feet away ! |
| 16 | With her head down , concentrating on pushing the skis along and her mind happily listing the insults she 'd love to heap on his golden head , Shannon failed to notice that he 'd come to a halt just a couple of feet in front of her , till she cannoned straight into his solid bulk , her skis sliding neatly between his . |
| 17 | And sometimes it landed in a gay sorry mess and it really would n't there just a couple of feet a couple of stones high just the height of the jetty . |
| 18 | Then he stepped towards her to stand just a couple of feet away . |
| 19 | Just a couple of minutes from the centre of Going , this picturesque gasthof is accessed from a quiet road running alongside a stream . |
| 20 | After just a couple of minutes when the spray had dried , we brushed out the curls into these beautifully smooth , sculpted waves . |
| 21 | Could you hang on just a couple of minutes ? |
| 22 | Julius returned in just a couple of minutes . |
| 23 | He was back in just a couple of minutes , and his face was set into dark , angry lines . |
| 24 | They were kept waiting for just a couple of minutes — ‘ While Mr Magill completes a call ’ in a cool-warm windowless reception area soundproofed so that even the loudest complaint about a bill would come out as a hushed croak then ushered through into an office that was almost straight from Charles Dickens . |
| 25 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
| 26 | Having a factory bike can put a lot of pressure on you but when after just a couple of races you discover you can compete at the highest level , everything gets easier . |
| 27 | His living room had just a couple of chairs and a radio set and some books . |
| 28 | ‘ Just a couple of letters to sign , Jack , ’ she said lightly . |
| 29 | ‘ But we limited them to just a couple of chances . |
| 30 | Erm moving on and talking about the subject of the Gascoigne Wood pits or the er proposed tip at the Gascoigne Wood pits in just a couple of moments time . |