Example sentences of "[be] just the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think a part of me probably died when I took your job , though it may have been just the settling-down thing . |
| 2 | This could have been just the usual self-indulgent actor 's reminiscences . |
| 3 | It should have been just the incentive Ipswich needed to take control of the game but instead it was Newcastle who went in at half-time leading . |
| 4 | Anyway , getting back to my sister , she seemed to expect me to side with her when she 'd been just the opposite with me when I 'd wanted to paint , and I 'm afraid harsh words were spoken all round . |
| 5 | Now , it 's been just the four months for me . |
| 6 | He could n't pretend there 'd been just the two of them . ’ |
| 7 | Her face had been just the same then — interested but inscrutable — and she had taken a fiver off all of them . |
| 8 | It may though , have been just the right setting for those particular films . |
| 9 | For Goodman , Haynes would have been just the kind of dynamic figure beloved of the Labour Government during its expansive tea-with-the-Beatles phase . |
| 10 | And for one veteran , from Cinderford in the Forest of Dean , the excitement of coming to London had been just the start of an amazing day . |
| 11 | These are just the job if you need to carry a rechargeable drill around with you , especially when working from a ladder or steps . |
| 12 | John Lennon , David Bowie , Eric Clapton , Jeff Beck , pete Townshend and Bryan Ferry are just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 13 | However I do not propose that we too quickly problematize the concept out of existence , since some of the questions it begs , even in its inadequate form , are just the sort which need to be asked . |
| 14 | The oppositions invoked in these descriptions — the substantial versus the insubstantial , depth versus shallowness — are just the ones Wilde inverted and subverted . |
| 15 | For me , ‘ overdone ’ and ‘ unrealized ’ are just the opposite poles of a hyperactive musical intelligence . |
| 16 | And those are just the short ones . |
| 17 | We are just the first ones . ’ |
| 18 | Only the wrong kind of boy comes forward to be his friend ; the right kind are just the ones who hang back . ’ |
| 19 | Impulsive people are just the opposite . |
| 20 | It is just as relevant to today 's youngsters and the emotions are just the same . |
| 21 | To anyone who has been driving on the planet earth within the last 75 years , they are just the same . |
| 22 | I love my fiancé very much but his personal hygiene leaves a lot to be desired , and judging by the conversations I 've had with friends , their men are just the same . |
| 23 | He knows that you are an extremely useful human being and there are things that need doing in the world that you are just the person to do . |
| 24 | Halls and stairways in particular should be well lit ; and these are just the areas in which many old people feel that they should economise . |
| 25 | The models shown here — a Tele , a Gretsch , a Flying V , an Explorer and a PRS — are just the tip of the iceberg , since Trevor offers a whole range of handmade miniature guitars either off-the-shelf or custom built to your exact specification . |
| 26 | JP : ‘ Our songs are just the conversations you have in pubs , put to music . |
| 27 | There are just the odd hints here and there that John and Ann did not always see eye-to-eye on religious matters . |
| 28 | These things are just the tip of the ice-berg . |
| 29 | It is easy to be cynical and think that new prospective customers will only give you their favourite trade references ; which are just the ones you do n't want . |
| 30 | New Soft Liner Pens from 17 are just the thing for adding definition to eyes . |