Example sentences of "for just a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | All that space , all that pomp , for just a bit of food . |
| 3 | I mean yes er as I said earlier on it 's just a question for for just a bit more obviously in the readings report th there is there is concern naturally with the by-passes in paragraph two five I mean I have n't had a chance to sort of looking up yet , and I 'd by grateful for County Executive 's advice on that and I thought we as a County Council had agreed a line erm for a by-pass through the West Sussex portion at least . |
| 4 | So I think I 'm asking for just a bit more , more talks and where there is a , a home or homes in a rural area that may be the only home in that area , so it is available to local people that Social Services come in and there in an understanding in planning authorities first and now the actual criteria we 're working on because most local people will think that home is for local people . |
| 5 | Like the desert after a flash flood , Freshers ' Fair is decorated by societies which bloom for just a day . |
| 6 | Going away for just a day before Christmas to visit a friend or relative , just to let Alan Markby and Laura Danby know that she did have someone else , would bolster her morale . |
| 7 | It was supposed to be for just a day , or maybe two , but it has already been a week … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ People say play a half-fit Gazza , or give him a game for just a quarter of a match . |
| 9 | She was outside for just a second . |
| 10 | Mayli stared at him for just a second , then realised that the waiter would have given the alarm by now . |
| 11 | It was there for just a second or two , then it moved away quickly . |
| 12 | For just a second she thought she saw a flicker of admiration in his eyes , but it was gone in a flash , leaving her to wonder if she 'd simply imagined the look . |
| 13 | Yes , well Michael Wright , I think you want to come in there for just a second . |
| 14 | I knew you would n't mind having her for just a fortnight . ’ |
| 15 | Even work experience for just a fortnight — such as an Earthwatch project — is worthwhile . |
| 16 | They erm , service your bike , twenty pounds for just a service . |
| 17 | For just a minute I got gone deaf . |
| 18 | Ellen paused for just a fraction of a second before she answered , ‘ Yes ; yes , I suppose it would . ’ |
| 19 | He held my gaze for just a fraction longer than you 'd expect , and I was certain then that underneath his professional front he was interested in me . |
| 20 | In this year 's ITV shake-up Central secured its regional franchise for just a fraction of the price paid by most of its rivals . |
| 21 | Statistically the chemical industry is responsible for just a fraction of dioxin ‘ production ’ from combustion with domestic fires accounting for a much larger chunk . |
| 22 | The WRVS are also looking for additional meals on wheels drivers , for just a couple of hours once or twice a month . |
| 23 | When Bruce Bogtrotter had eaten his way through half of the entire enormous cake , he paused for just a couple of seconds and took several deep breaths . |
| 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 | Something had happened to them — they were charged for just a while into being better than they were . |
| 26 | Now , if any of you get terribly tense at the back of shoulders which we all seem to do nowadays , if you come for just a back and shoulder massage , we actually work on the back of the neck and along the shoulders using massage movements which helps to relax you , which helps to actually break down the lactic acid that builds up in the muscles that causes you pain . |
| 27 | I was at Leeds and Newcastle for just a year and you did n't have time to get your boots dirty . ’ |
| 28 | And for the really adventurous there are opportunities to go much further , even for just a weekend — though it may be sensible to add on a day or two . |
| 29 | He had been a share salesman for just a week and a half , and the deal put £200 in his pocket . |
| 30 | Well — Lorne had almost got his Business degree , for just a week before graduating he accepted instead the position of assistant to Bob Cundy , an independent ethnographer who virtually single-handedly cranked out hair-raising adventure films , shot in all parts of the world , at a time when it was still feasible to make a living out of them . |