Example sentences of "[prep] just a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a well set out machine and using it became second nature after just a couple of hours . |
| 2 | After just a couple of minutes when the spray had dried , we brushed out the curls into these beautifully smooth , sculpted waves . |
| 3 | But even then the only player of note Cardiff themselves lost was Mark Ring , and he returned from Pontypool after just a year . |
| 4 | A third Scarlet , Neil Boobyer , is tipped for the centre while Nigel Walker , rated the fastest man in world rugby , could be a shock choice on the left wing after just a handful of Cardiff games . |
| 5 | Word is out that he may be in the same class as Chris Armstrong , sold to Palace for £1m after just a handful of games . |
| 6 | He must , for had n't she let him make love to her after just a handful of meetings , when they hardly knew each other ? |
| 7 | This time she contacted me again after just a week to say that , for the first time , she had been able to buy clothes for her children in a certain famous store rather than having to rely on ordering from a mail order firm . |
| 8 | A GO-KART bought to keep kids out of trouble has been stolen from a youth centre in Cardiff after just a week . |
| 9 | When , after just a month in the Palace at Whitehall , Richard 's mother fell ill and wanted to see him , he was glad of an excuse to leave the corrupt court of Charles I , and resolved never to return . |
| 10 | There was no details on the vouchers as to how much they are worth just a note saying that vouchers must be redeemed before 12 on the matchday . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | All that space , all that pomp , for just a bit of food . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Like the desert after a flash flood , Freshers ' Fair is decorated by societies which bloom for just a day . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It was supposed to be for just a day , or maybe two , but it has already been a week … ’ |
| 18 | ‘ People say play a half-fit Gazza , or give him a game for just a quarter of a match . |
| 19 | She was outside for just a second . |
| 20 | Mayli stared at him for just a second , then realised that the waiter would have given the alarm by now . |
| 21 | It was there for just a second or two , then it moved away quickly . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Yes , well Michael Wright , I think you want to come in there for just a second . |
| 24 | I knew you would n't mind having her for just a fortnight . ’ |
| 25 | Even work experience for just a fortnight — such as an Earthwatch project — is worthwhile . |
| 26 | They erm , service your bike , twenty pounds for just a service . |
| 27 | For just a minute I got gone deaf . |
| 28 | Ellen paused for just a fraction of a second before she answered , ‘ Yes ; yes , I suppose it would . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |