Example sentences of "just [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every day , he passed between the cliff-top fort and the captured castle at its foot , clearing the way not just for the King 's casual occupation , but to repair the defences of Kyrenia against the corsair , or Carlotta , or the Turk . |
| 2 | And they 're purposely designed just for the horses |
| 3 | He switched the radio on , just for the company of voices . |
| 4 | When some boys at the school put excrement under the headmaster 's chair , he contrasted the culprits unfavourably with true school sportsmen : ‘ Last Friday I was feeling pretty low when I found out about this lot … but then I went to football on Saturday , there were several lads and teachers there , playing their hearts out or giving up their time just for the school , and then I thought , ‘ Perhaps , it 's not so bad after all . ’ |
| 5 | Whatever arrangements are made they ought to be convenient for the parents and not just for the school . |
| 6 | Coltart , despite having a more fruitful year , did not play just for the money either . |
| 7 | Research into people 's needs and motivation indicates that it 's not just for the money — the financial aspect can be over-stressed . |
| 8 | What 's more , Bishop is n't in it just for the money , he wants to see some blood spilt — even that of his friends … |
| 9 | Just For The Night stocks a wide range of evening dresses in sizes 8 to 20 , from the simple to the very glamorous . |
| 10 | That was the great virtue of boozing , to go into a pub by yourself and end up with fifteen mates just for the night . |
| 11 | Just for the night . |
| 12 | ‘ Just for the night . |
| 13 | Yeah there was five women and dad was away and I was out at the fishing just for the night . |
| 14 | They 've got a cottage in the country just for the Brownies |
| 15 | It is also very important economically , not just for the creativity in itself . ’ |
| 16 | Not just for the type of shows that we are directly responsible for , namely the small scale productions , but also for all theatres , particularly in the South East and in the South . |
| 17 | ‘ It is not just for the UK and US . |
| 18 | This is true not just for the UK , but applies widely across the more developed western world ( Champion , 1989d ) . |
| 19 | I wish he would give me some too , but I suppose he brought the bread just for the birds . |
| 20 | Grunwald claims that relationism ‘ turns out to be an illusion ’ while Hollis claims it is ‘ just for the birds ’ . |
| 21 | She smiled as her father began : he would have been happy being a teacher ; he had often told her that and at one stage — in the nature of parents ' bequeathing unfulfilled ambitions to their children — he had hoped that Mr Fenton might consider her as a pupil teacher ( just for the mornings , of course , he needed her the rest of the day ) . |
| 22 | Not that much , cos we 're getting the lino off Pete you see , and get the discount off to do the , just for the lino |
| 23 | They returned to the house in Normandy and one weekend , just for the excitement of it , camped outside , making a fire on the beach , cooking their own supper , and burning it . |
| 24 | A handful of other members who live locally attend just for the lectures . |
| 25 | nights , I did n't have a decent night 's sleep just for the tickle you know , the . |
| 26 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better kiss you — just for the look of the thing . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Just for the look of the thing . ’ |
| 28 | Add , just for the look of the thing , a half tomato , all pulp and seeds discarded , cut into tiny pieces . |
| 29 | THE royals turned out in force yesterday … just for the cameras . |
| 30 | Nonconformity had now become part of that high street and as such had a responsibility not just for the souls of the gathered faithful but for society as a whole . |