Example sentences of "for just a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 2 | Like the desert after a flash flood , Freshers ' Fair is decorated by societies which bloom for just a day . |
| 3 | We had owned the Sumatras for just a few months , but already we had seen that they are volatile and eccentric birds , much given to sudden screech-ups and bouts of cackling , which in other chickens would denote the arrival of an egg , but from them seem to signify only that they have given themselves a fright . |
| 4 | It seemed that I was asleep for just a few minutes when I was awakened by some noisy bastard shouting into the trench . |
| 5 | The saloon , which only has two doors and is not sold in Germany , will account for just a tiny fraction of the 37,000 cars Volkswagen intends to export to Britain during 1991 . |
| 6 | Television had brought golf to the working class and for just a moment television gave us an idea of what it meant to them . |
| 7 | I knew you would n't mind having her for just a fortnight . ’ |
| 8 | If she eased up on this will for just a moment , love would fly away like a bird released from its cage . |
| 9 | Let's continue the story for just a moment in a ridiculous way . |
| 10 | She was outside for just a second . |
| 11 | To coincide with the Year of the Maze , Chatsworth 's famous yew labyrinth is being opened for just a few days during the year , the next openings being on August 18 and September 15 . |
| 12 | She dared fantasise , for just a moment , that she had some kind of family again , perhaps with Leila as a surrogate mother , the three of them heading for the stars . |
| 13 | I looked into the little mirror for just a moment . |
| 14 | For just a moment before the Elbow , it seemed possible that Llewellyn and Party Politics might join the sad company of might-have-beens , for whom the 494 yards of the Aintree run-in have turned dreams into nightmares . |
| 15 | The cellular type are best for just a few seeds : sow two or three in each cell and thin to one if more germinate . |
| 16 | The completed portraits now hang in the Quaderia dell'Ospedale Maggiore , and can be seen on occasions , for just a few weeks every other year as a rule . |
| 17 | The WRVS are also looking for additional meals on wheels drivers , for just a couple of hours once or twice a month . |
| 18 | For just a short time I had become a part of the village community on a day that ‘ introduces everybody to everybody else ’ . |
| 19 | It is clear that prophecy was part of the experience of the people of God in the Bible ( see Numbers 11:20,1 Samuel 19:20 , Joel 2:28 , Acts 2:18 ; 15:22 ; 19:6 ; 21:9 , 1 Corinthians 11:4–5 ; 12:28 ; 14:1 and 24 , Ephesians 4:11,1 Thessalonians 5:20 for just a sample of instances ) . |
| 20 | Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire . |
| 21 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 22 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 23 | I was at Leeds and Newcastle for just a year and you did n't have time to get your boots dirty . ’ |
| 24 | And for the really adventurous there are opportunities to go much further , even for just a weekend — though it may be sensible to add on a day or two . |
| 25 | The success of modestly-priced courses such as East Horton and the increasing popularity of driving ranges , where anyone can turn up with a three wood and a five iron and whack a basket of balls for just a few pounds , shows that golf can still thrive in the recession — if the price is right . |
| 26 | Mayli stared at him for just a second , then realised that the waiter would have given the alarm by now . |
| 27 | Going away for just a day before Christmas to visit a friend or relative , just to let Alan Markby and Laura Danby know that she did have someone else , would bolster her morale . |
| 28 | For just a few seconds she stood petrified ; then , taking a deep , shuddering breath , she ran down the entry and into Lyra Street . |
| 29 | For just a few seconds , Lucinda hesitated ; for just long enough to take in the shock of white hair , the lined , weather-worn face and the tremendous size of him . |
| 30 | There is even a special plan which enables you to insure your repayments — in case of illness , an accident or redundancy — for just a few pounds a month . |