Example sentences of "just [vb -s] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 No it 's just the plant , it 's just like it just produces a gold kind of coloured dye .
2 we find that we put that on in summer and it , it feel , keeps us warm even when weather just goes a bit
3 someone who does n't want a meal but just wants a drink but all the rest of the people are having a meal .
4 And erm I mean , it 'll go , just wants a bit of
5 Just wants a battery .
6 Just looks a card and buys it .
7 I think it just needs a bit of
8 It , it just needs a character really , just to keep it going .
9 I hope he just needs a couple of goals to help his confidence — or maybe we should n't use him just as an ariel target man 'cos when he gets the ball on the deck he looks okay ( if a bit Chapmanesque ) .
10 See he does n't really want much brown on him he just needs a coat .
11 Just needs a drop of oil .
12 Just needs a string of natives bearing head bundles and brollies to come up the footpath . ’
13 But that does n't load it , that just has a look does n't it ?
14 Erm , right , so a pause silence within a participant 's turn , so the current speaker just has a pause , then carries on speaking ,
15 The Chart Show just has a succession of videos with graphics in between .
16 Except he does n't hear those words precisely , he just has a feeling — the emotional impact of an unsteady self-image ; unsettled at a formative stage by ridicule and embarrassment .
17 This column supports no party : it just has a option for the poor — in heart , spirit , wealth or opportunity .
18 I like the subject , and I like the composition and so on , but it just loses a bit because of the lack of sharpness so a five for that .
19 But for the poor , food is always functional : " It just fills a hole does n't it ? " said one single mother , " I ca n't stand watching television because it depresses me , there 's always food on . "
20 The return just alters a pointer which restores the old set .
21 That just says a bit .
22 It just says a cooker point .
23 ‘ Talking of smokescreens , Victor — ‘ ' But he just blows a mouthful at me and jabs the end of his cigar into the fug .
24 Er it 's just a matter of swapping it round now and thinking about your own home and i like you mentioned , it 's not , if you are in you 're , you 're , you 're still likely to be , well not likely , you still could be er targeted and the burglar who just opens a door and reaches in and takes
25 It just takes a smile or a joke , and Kriss Akabusi has won them round .
26 The mowing used to take a week , now it just takes a couple of days .
27 The guy did it know what I mean , but just takes a hell of a lot longer to mix like .
28 Just takes a lot of .
29 just sounds a bit silly if you can only hear the telly
30 No , she just sounds a bit grot !
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