Example sentences of "just [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just for once , a Frenchie has conceded that the Brits do something better . |
| 2 | I wandered aimlessly around the National Gallery just for something to do and then went home . |
| 3 | I was very tempted to gamble the little money I had left in order to try and accumulate some more — tempted also to have a go just for the thrill of it . |
| 4 | Well , however it struck you , it 's a slice of life and I hope you found it interesting enough just for that . |
| 5 | The dreaded gardeners ' garters , of Phalaris arundinacea ‘ Picta ’ manages to creep all over the place but is far too lovely a plant to write off just for that reason . |
| 6 | These services are not just for women , but you may find them useful . |
| 7 | Just for once . |
| 8 | ‘ Just for a few minutes . |
| 9 | Just for two weeks before we have our home leave together . ’ |
| 10 | She would lie on the bed — just for a moment , she thought — before starting dinner . |
| 11 | ( 1 ) It can move itself and has biological needs ( not just for food and warmth and the like , but the need to use its faculties — Functionlust as it was once called by a German psychologist ) . |
| 12 | and just for a moment they do n't understand you . |
| 13 | You can not blame a brilliant young player who takes , say , the $200,000 he or she is offered , to play just for one night but it inevitably gives them a totally false impression of life and what their tennis priorities ought to be . |
| 14 | And so there is reason to look in Hardy 's poetry not just for allusions to Virgil 's Latin but for echoes of Dryden 's English . |
| 15 | She said : ‘ Seven of the eight have competed for Great Britain and we certainly would not have submitted any we thought would go just for the trip . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The French FA asked Scottish ITV for £450,000 just for France versus Scotland . ’ |
| 17 | He said : ‘ Now and for all time in the future , human skills and human talents will be the major determinants of success or failure — not just for individuals but for a whole society in all of its social , cultural and commercial life . ’ |
| 18 | To buy a Stag just for its investment potential is to deny yourself the sort of al fresco luxury that most people can only dream about in a new car . |
| 19 | Although collective property auctions take place regularly in London ( often primarily for investors rather than house-hunters ) , in country areas the more typical auction will be just for one house , and as likely as not will take place in a nearby pub or village hall . |
| 20 | In the end it was n't just for me but for those I wanted to share my life with . |
| 21 | And Vivienne kept telling me , I should have stayed on just for the grant . |
| 22 | Phoebe smiled , and allowed herself an unusual and agreeable start of gratitude to Rachel , not just for her consistent kindness to Maggie , but also , freshly , for her generosity and understanding towards herself . |
| 23 | If you cut corners just for a quiet life , you 'll have trouble . |
| 24 | When only five years old , he used to go into the bakery with his father before school just for fun . |
| 25 | Furthermore , Morgan was interested in the patterns which kinship terms create , not just for themselves , but because he believed they reflected the system of marriage with which they had originally been used . |
| 26 | Between the two lies a jetty , home to millions of razor-sharp fangs waiting just for you , and your delicate , softened-up softer than usual , parts . |
| 27 | Yet another master meal was prepared by le chef , Pete , and we ate and drank , and watched an incredible show of lights , all of it free and just for us . |
| 28 | I could have held him tight and told him I was proud of him and that I loved him just for being there , but he would have struggled free . |
| 29 | Across the way in the main hall dominated by Renault and Peugeot/Citroen was Activa II , a big handsome XM coupe built just for show , but thought to be the type of car BMW should have built instead of the 850i . |
| 30 | Just for starters there is the Corrado , the forthcoming MkIII Golf , the G40 Polo and the new VR6 engine to play with . |