Example sentences of "be just a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life in the Third Millennium should be just a bundle of laughs . |
| 2 | We get scabies , and we have internal worms , and for those of us whose interests bring them close to mammals or birds , parasites can be just a part of the job . |
| 3 | ‘ It used to be just a couple of fans outside but there are more now . |
| 4 | And a re-run of those days could be just a couple of weeks away . |
| 5 | This set would be just a taste of what was to come in the wedding dower , a tantalising taste of the jewels that would eventually be showered on the bride . |
| 6 | This can be taken from a plastic bag with a decorative design , or could be just a piece of plain colour cut into a shape . |
| 7 | I mean , it could be just a piece of grass that cut him . |
| 8 | But there never could be such an observer — at least not if his thought-processes were to be analysed in the same way as ours — because his thoughts about the relations of the particulars would themselves be just a succession of particulars whose relations , which give them meaning , were not directly accessible to him . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , it might not be just a matter of rescheduling ‘ waking time ’ and ‘ mealtimes ’ along the lines we have suggested above , since the body does not adjust immediately to the new routine . |
| 10 | With Walsh then skimming the bar with a spectacular overhead shot , it seemed to be just a matter of time before Tottenham would score . |
| 11 | That both planets should be suffering ice ages simultaneously may , of course , be just a matter of coincidence ; but it seems more likely that there is a common cause . |
| 12 | ‘ It would seem to be just a matter of time before the man 's identified . ’ |
| 13 | Internal review will then be just a matter of mechanically scrutinizing numbers on a balance sheet , rather than engaging in a critical dialogue over the educational effectiveness of courses . |
| 14 | Whether your baby grows up to be right or left-handed may not be just a matter of chance or heredity . |
| 15 | It might be just a matter of buying time and hoping the Admiral dropped dead of a stroke or something . ’ |
| 16 | It will not be just a matter of turning up to beat Grimsby and Wolves . |