Example sentences of "just [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Whatever arrangements are made they ought to be convenient for the parents and not just for the school . |
| 32 | The drug age was in its infancy ; there would be many dead and injured in its wake and as we all now know in the wiser Nineties , the knock-on effects would reverberate in much more sinister and sordid terms not just for the rest of the decade but the rest of the century . |
| 33 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better kiss you — just for the look of the thing . ’ |
| 34 | ‘ Just for the look of the thing . ’ |
| 35 | But when the snow melts in spring this crossing is essential , so it 's worth trying just for the fun of it . |
| 36 | After he got home to Scotland he would write about Elsie , perhaps not just for the paper but for himself too . |
| 37 | Ken Bradshaw probably wrestled with sharks just for the hell of it . |
| 38 | If you fall out with someone in your own office or factory , the working atmosphere may become intolerable , not just for the two of you , but also for your colleagues . |
| 39 | For example , if you have been employed for four years and earn a basic salary of £40,000 , one hardly need emphasise the difference between the value of your rights if you are eligible just for the statutory minimum of four weeks ' notice and the scale of your claim if you are on , say , a three-year rolling contract . |
| 40 | Furthermore , some interviewees will not wish to talk about painful experiences just for the benefit of a survey interviewer . |
| 41 | It is hardly just for the malefactor to blame his misdeeds on his parents , his teachers or his grocer for that matter . |
| 42 | Exhibitions were all the rage at that time , and not just for the artistic elite of the big cities to the south , much to JTR 's misgivings , obviously . |
| 43 | Even Fouché does n't order people killed just for the hell of it . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ No-one would go to the trouble to devise such an imposture , and kill at least once , probably twice , to maintain it , just for the possibility of a few snippets of military information . |
| 45 | DEC ( Digital ) will only work with educational institutions if the project is of advantage to the broader community and not just for the benefit of the school or college . |
| 46 | But whereas amateur athletes often compete just for the privilege of winning , retailers compete for customers and profit . |
| 47 | Say you live just for the Kids |
| 48 | Third-level study of the subject is not just for the scientist or the mathematician , or for those with previous experience of computing . |
| 49 | By 1844 , when Wordsworth so fiercely objected to the coming of the railway , many more people were being attracted not just for the natural attributes of the area but for all those extra attractions which were suddenly being introduced such as ‘ wrestling , horse and boat races , and pot-houses and beer-shops . ’ |
| 50 | They could all swim like fish and occasionally , just for the hell of it , he and one or two of his braver friends would deliberately allow themselves to be cut off from their home bank by one of the smaller , less fearsome tides . |
| 51 | ‘ I do n't mind putting my neck on the line when I have to , or when there 's a percentage in it , but anybody who fools with the Severn in these parts just for the hell of it , is an idiot . ’ |
| 52 | His fight is not just for the Third World , but for North America and Europe as well . |
| 53 | We have to think a hundred years ahead , not just for the next year or two . |
| 54 | Finally , All that Dwell Therein shows that the debate is important , not just for the effect it might ultimately have on our treatment of animals , but for what it might reveal about ourselves . |
| 55 | When was the last time you drove a car just for the thrill of it ? |
| 56 | It 's not as good a show , musically or dramatically , as Wonderful Town or The Most Happy Fella most definitely are , but so much depends on what you want from a musical , and this is the one that I will return to repeatedly , just for the sheer fun of it . |
| 57 | ‘ It would n't be worth dragging all the way to Spain just for the three of us , darling . ’ |
| 58 | The awkwardness will probably prompt you to talk just for the sake of filling in the space , and you may say more than you wanted to or even find yourself talking rubbish . |
| 59 | There is no need to ask questions at this stage just for the sake of it . |
| 60 | 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 . |