Example sentences of "there was just the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was just the one copy , which limited readership somewhat . ’ |
| 2 | Er er there was just the one meal a day and a piece of bread and that was your lot . |
| 3 | There was just the one chef , and he was standing at what looked like a domestic range using a wire scoop in a king-sized wok . |
| 4 | If it had been later in the season , and the roses in full bloom , he might have missed the portal altogether , but there was just the one unopened bud on the bare branches , of a delicate peach shade with hints of rose which made him think of a girl 's skin . |
| 5 | So there was just the two |
| 6 | Well there was always the parlour , you must have the parlour and er you , you had two living rooms and the one was the parlour and there was a cellar underneath the parlour and er the stairs used to come in from the back and go up , up the stairs over the entrance to the cellar but the stairs used to run up there underneath the stairs was the entrance to the cellar , there was a door , so that you could n't just walk down the cellar without opening the door you see , but apart from that there was er there was just the two , two bedrooms . |