Example sentences of "[conj] just a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With only shocked monosyllables passing between us , we waded into the living room , where just a small steam flowed through from the area of the guest bedroom and bathroom . |
| 2 | Night at any rate you had fine , as we had , with a high clear moon & just a few stars lost here & there among folds of cloud . |
| 3 | Dealing with the guest who is in a delicate business situation or just a very bad mood all goes with the territory . |
| 4 | Will it give lots of success or just a little ? |
| 5 | Some subjects are painful , sensational , controversial or just a bit too exciting . |
| 6 | Next time , you , your daughter , your grand-daughter or just a neighbour is pregnant , you could think of the thirty-odd years that the NCT has spent safeguarding the interests of parents and babies , and you could get out your cheque book . |
| 7 | You may want a show prospect , an obedience or trials dog , or just a pet . |
| 8 | Toftingall is at the centre of Caithness and in times past was the meeting place for local clans , who gathered there prior to setting off south in search of revenge , plunder or just a jolly good fight . |
| 9 | These were not people with chronic or serious illnesses and yet they claimed that on most days they had some sort of ache or pain or just a feeling of being ‘ run down ’ or ‘ drained ’ . |
| 10 | Was it relevant to his enquiry , or just a curious coincidence ? |
| 11 | It may be a spoken remark from someone or just a ‘ meaningful ’ look . |
| 12 | General feelings of being under the weather and slight depression can all combine to make sex seem uninteresting or just a necessary chore ! |
| 13 | Easy to reach by road and rail , Sedgemoor is nearer than you think and whatever your needs — a family holiday by the sea — a weekend break in unspoilt countryside — or just a day out , a warm West Country welcome awaits you in Sedgemoor . |
| 14 | Activities including fishing , walking , company conferences , product launches or just a memorable break away from it all : they are all catered for at Aldwark Manor . |
| 15 | Or just a trick of the morning light ? |
| 16 | The elderly do not always want to be on the receiving end , and any gift of food they offer us , whether it is a meal or just a pot of home-made jam , should be accepted with appreciation , for all such gifts are a part of the pattern of love in which they still wish to be involved . |
| 17 | The men who scurried past him , and the increasingly large number of attractive young women , were thinking of commodity prices , buying long or short , or a flicker of movement in the money markets that might be a trend or just a flicker . |
| 18 | We 've got something for you , whether you want to spend a lot , or just a little . |
| 19 | Then cleanse your face again and splash with cool water or just a refreshing toner on cotton wool . |
| 20 | ‘ Is that the official instruction , ’ Harvey asked him , ‘ or just a general directive ? ’ |
| 21 | A rainy-afternoon refuge for the children or just a wonderful place to relax — whatever the weather ! |
| 22 | Super-hip fashion accessory or just a way of keeping the kids out of the amusement arcades ? |
| 23 | Will this shot of Springbok lock Adri Geldenhuys come to symbolise the big lift-off for South Africa — or just a temporary reprieve from sporting isolation ? |
| 24 | Is it a new remedy , or just a new gimmick on the market ? |
| 25 | Standing around , waiting for the police to arrive , the resident and the intern made bets on whether the case would be a real emergency or just a teenager who had swallowed too much aspirin . |
| 26 | This may be a star-formation region and site of the supernova or just a positional coincidence . |
| 27 | Whether you are a keen follower of horoscopes or just a casual glancer , the chances are you wo n't miss your stars in each issue , which is why I 'm delighted to welcome an extraordinarily talented new astrologer to Good Housekeeping . |
| 28 | ‘ Is it for real or just a fantasy ? |
| 29 | The big night out … or just a weekend away from it all … |
| 30 | Sometimes when I , I write a poem I want to create a particular mood erm giving the piece erm a shape , a , a definite shape or just a shadowy shape erm and the overcoat in er Bon Jour Monsieur Gaugin , I found very , very expressive and the starting point for , for this particular poem I 'll hand this round to you know , with the name of the , the front , right I do n't , has anybody , if you already know this picture , does anybody actually know it already ? , no I start with the overcoat obviously erm very expressive , not just because it was , people wear over , overcoats in cold days , but it was the size of the coat and the shape of it and , and it gave me a weight , I felt , er I felt a very definite mood erm about this picture because of the coat and it was a , er a ejective mood that I , that I felt from that , and the stick in the erm hands of the women over the bridge gave me the sound for , for this poem would you like me to read as the , the thing being passed around , would that be ok ? |