Example sentences of "[conj] just a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With only shocked monosyllables passing between us , we waded into the living room , where just a small steam flowed through from the area of the guest bedroom and bathroom . |
| 2 | This may be a star-formation region and site of the supernova or just a positional coincidence . |
| 3 | Is it a new remedy , or just a new gimmick on the market ? |
| 4 | Then cleanse your face again and splash with cool water or just a refreshing toner on cotton wool . |
| 5 | ‘ Is that the official instruction , ’ Harvey asked him , ‘ or just a general directive ? ’ |
| 6 | And I think there are a lot of questions that need to be asked — has there been , er have , have corners been cut in order to keep the cost down , were we getting a good quality service or just a cheap service ? |
| 7 | Will this shot of Springbok lock Adri Geldenhuys come to symbolise the big lift-off for South Africa — or just a temporary reprieve from sporting isolation ? |
| 8 | Activities including fishing , walking , company conferences , product launches or just a memorable break away from it all : they are all catered for at Aldwark Manor . |
| 9 | Whether you are a keen follower of horoscopes or just a casual glancer , the chances are you wo n't miss your stars in each issue , which is why I 'm delighted to welcome an extraordinarily talented new astrologer to Good Housekeeping . |
| 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 | General feelings of being under the weather and slight depression can all combine to make sex seem uninteresting or just a necessary chore ! |
| 12 | A wooden counter with a couple of filing cabinets underneath , preferably on castors for easy manoeuvrability would be one excellent idea ; or just a flip-down panel from a wall would be another . |
| 13 | The method 's worked twice for me , so it may be the definitive cure or just a pathetic coincidence . |
| 14 | Was it relevant to his enquiry , or just a curious coincidence ? |
| 15 | IS angling cruel , or just a relaxing way to spend a sunny afternoon ? |
| 16 | The skirt is definite , you know , so many pleats , uhum , so obviously that is and the blazer 's static , but quite a lot of it seemed to be fairly , you know , instead of grey , either the school track suit or just a grey track suit , so uhum , which it is , it 's all these little bits like . |
| 17 | Could do yeah , I ca n't remember where I put it , but I do do n't think it matters where or just a little bit under or something . |
| 18 | Amazing Reductions , perhaps , or just a little sign saying , Mammoth Sale Starts Tomorrow . |
| 19 | Sometimes when I , I write a poem I want to create a particular mood erm giving the piece erm a shape , a , a definite shape or just a shadowy shape erm and the overcoat in er Bon Jour Monsieur Gaugin , I found very , very expressive and the starting point for , for this particular poem I 'll hand this round to you know , with the name of the , the front , right I do n't , has anybody , if you already know this picture , does anybody actually know it already ? , no I start with the overcoat obviously erm very expressive , not just because it was , people wear over , overcoats in cold days , but it was the size of the coat and the shape of it and , and it gave me a weight , I felt , er I felt a very definite mood erm about this picture because of the coat and it was a , er a ejective mood that I , that I felt from that , and the stick in the erm hands of the women over the bridge gave me the sound for , for this poem would you like me to read as the , the thing being passed around , would that be ok ? |
| 20 | ‘ Scawsby , ’ he murmured , ‘ is he the murderer or just a spiteful man who rejoices in the humiliation of others ? |
| 21 | A rainy-afternoon refuge for the children or just a wonderful place to relax — whatever the weather ! |
| 22 | They 'd have a little fancy shawl or My Grandma used to always have a fancy shawl that Just a small thing that came , you know , a bit down their back and And my Grandma used to wear erm a white much It was just thing like a baby 's A cotton thing , tied with a just a string , you know just to erm just a tie under her chin and it would have a wee bit of lace s on the corner , or the or the end of the tie , that was through the day and it was all ruffled , and then when she was on holiday and came into town she had a a thing on her head made of velvet and it all had fancy little things in it . |
| 23 | Porter also shows how identifying the precise requirements of a strategy for each SBU requires a little more thought that just a broad consideration of that SBU 's position in relation to its industry structure . |
| 24 | You may find that just a subtle difference but I think that in terms of the way erm make allocation in our local plan , that it does cause some confusion . |
| 25 | She snuggled down beneath the duvet , desperately trying not to think that just a short while ago it had been wrapped round his powerful body , but as she turned her face into the pillow she was all but overwhelmed by the scent of him — a clean , heady , masculine smell that owed nothing to any kind of artificial fragrance . |
| 26 | This is a worthwhile publication , much more than just a bland follow-up to an exceptional Test series . |
| 27 | Continuity between the two fabliaux in the case of animal imagery is a matter of more than just a general resemblance . |
| 28 | ‘ A real book needs more than just a good writer . |
| 29 | To compete in business you 'll need more than just a good idea — you 'll need commercial ability and experience to create that viable growing concern . |
| 30 | It 's comical to see all these people agreeing sagely with each other that users really want loads of functions rather than just a good deal , while all the time mopping their brows with relief that the price wars seemed to have petered out . |