Example sentences of "for just [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Textiles accounted for just over a third , after a slight increase that got through to profit . |
| 2 | Textiles accounted for just over a third , after a slight increase that got through to profit . |
| 3 | In-house work , which included scientific support projects as well as research , accounted for just over a quarter of the expenditure . |
| 4 | Christine 's been married to Doc D for just over a year now . |
| 5 | The machine gave good service for just over a year and then I bought my next one on interest-free credit . |
| 6 | In terms of current government spending , the most important item is social security , which accounts for just over a quarter of all public expenditure . |
| 7 | It is true that there were six different Ministers of Fuel and Power while he was chairman : Shinwell when the Central Authority was constituted , Gaitskell between 1947 and 1950 , then Philip Noel-Baker until Labour 's defeat in 1951 , and , under the Conservatives , Geoffrey Lloyd until 1955 , then Aubrey Jones for just over a year , followed by Lord Mills . |
| 8 | Especially when my own husband has only been dead for just over a week . |
| 9 | Art came second , with more space devoted to it than either maths or language ; it accounted for just over a quarter of all curriculum-specific work areas for younger pupils , and a fifth of those for older pupils . |
| 10 | In municipal elections held on May 26 , 1990 , the opposition right-wing IP , one of the government coalition parties for just over a year after the 1987 general election [ see pp. 35138 ; 36430 ] , made gains , especially in Reykjavík , where the IP mayor , Davíd Oddsson , was re-elected by 60.4 per cent of the vote . |
| 11 | The centre-right coalition led by Jan P. Syse , in power for just over a year [ see pp. 36984-85 ] , had collapsed on Oct. 29 because of a deadlock over Norway 's policy towards European integration and the question of eventual membership of the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 12 | Although the Funny Farm has been operating for just over a year it has had many bands through its doors already including The Proclaimers , The Silencers , Botany 5 , Kith ‘ n Kin , Avalon , Fini Tribe , Jools Holland and Nazareth . |
| 13 | Robert Julius had been right , but only for just over a hundred years . |
| 14 | Whether it 's petty cash , invoicing , or conference organising , 's your person ! has been at the maltings for just over a year and takes care of all those time consuming , but essential , administration services , appreciated by us all . |
| 15 | Marilyn has worked with Douglas Reyburn for just over a year as time keeper , but because of her clerical skills will also be helping out in the office when leave is taken by others . |
| 16 | value for money is another proud boast of the greyhounds … you can own and race a dog for just over a thousand pounds a year and there 's prize money for all … that 's why so many more people are coming racing … why so many are owners |
| 17 | Judy , who has been at the pub for just over a year , spent thousands of pounds refurbishing the Grey Horse and it had been a long-time ambition to run a pub of her own . |
| 18 | Of the 365 visitors who gave the location of their permanent home , slightly more than a third ( 38% ) were from in or near Edinburgh , while the next largest group , accounting for just over a quarter ( 27% ) of those who replied , did not come from elsewhere in Scotland , but from parts of the UK outside Scotland . |
| 19 | She had been working with IMP for just under a year now and had managed to contribute significantly to their joint effort , so she did n't feel quite as inadequate as she had when she first joined them . |
| 20 | In office for just under a year , Druk had grown increasingly unpopular with the nationalist Popular Front , which organized demonstrations outside the parliament to coincide with the no confidence vote . |
| 21 | Thus quantified , the environmental cost of oil comes to 5.56p per kilowatt-hour ( kWh ) , with corrosion and damage to buildings accounting for more than half the total and damage to crops from pollution for just under a fifth ; " old " coal burned in conventional power stations without emission controls has a cost of 5.00p/kWh ; " new " coal 1.18p/kWh ; combined heat and power ( CHP ) stations 0.45p/kWh ; nuclear pressurized-water reactors ( PWR ) between 0.32p and 0.37p/kWh ( not including effects on plants and animals ) ; and solar , wind and hydroelectric power between 0.04 and 0.07p/kWh ( not including visual impact or disruption caused by construction of dams , etc ) . |
| 22 | For just under a £150,000 the tower offers a sitting room in the basement , a dining room on the first floor … one bedroom on the second floor then up the stairs again to the top bedroom … plus the view from the top … |
| 23 | Well I think it 's Gary I mean he 's left a gap there 's room for just about a car either side of him |
| 24 | Well you have to think , International Women 's Day has been going for just about a hundred years . |