Example sentences of "just a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under Gift Aid there are no formalities at the time of the gift , just a cheque or cash gift to the charity . |
| 2 | For the reader , however , an art defined as national , made as cohesive and marketable as possible , may be less than convincing as an entity ; it may be that within a survey or an anthology there are just a limited number of interesting and attractive works . |
| 3 | The girl 's slim figure , small breasts , and pony tail haircut are those of an adolescent , while her pose , one foot at right angles to the other , is just a little away from the third position in classical Western ballet . |
| 4 | Charlie 's departure is the first of several , and this event is succeeded by the announcement of a further theme when the rabbi 's thunderings pass over the heads of his congregation and the writer notes : ‘ in later years I would wonder how different my life might have been if a few people , those closest to me , had been frightened — just a little . ’ |
| 5 | Punctuality is not just a drama school fetish , it 's preparation for a profession where time really does cost money . |
| 6 | Most new actors have tremendous optimism , as indeed they must , for without belief in themselves training is just a huge waste of time . |
| 7 | Not just a delay in glass , he wrote , but glass as mirror of delay . |
| 8 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , just a brief note to let you know that work on the MSS you left with me is proceeding apace ( at long last ! ) and will soon be ready for publication . |
| 9 | It 's nothing to be proud of , just a fact . |
| 10 | At first just a ring of bubbles will gather on the surface of the liquid . |
| 11 | This is the pub as social institution , so much more than just a place for drinking . |
| 12 | A good sommelier or restaurant manager can persuade the customer to choose a super bottle of wine which offers marvellous value and drinks perfectly , rather than just a grand name in a superlative vintage which , inevitably , will have a premium attached to it . |
| 13 | Dealing with the guest who is in a delicate business situation or just a very bad mood all goes with the territory . |
| 14 | They announced it just a couple of weeks ago . |
| 15 | ‘ Dipsomania ? ’ enquired Henry Tyler with interest , ‘ or is she just a clairvoyant ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Just a minute , ’ said Henry , a thought beginning to burgeon in his mind . |
| 17 | One scene among many that captures the ironic mix of commonplace and macabre has two kids battling over a football , just a few feet away from a dead body . |
| 18 | ‘ Just a minute . ’ |
| 19 | This was , I kept telling myself , just a staging post . |
| 20 | The move was really just a change for change 's sake — I was simply bored to tears by it all . |
| 21 | This time it was just a computer error they thought — apparently a fairly common occurrence when there 's been some form of disruption to a claim . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'd be happy with just a council flat but there are n't any going these days . |
| 23 | ‘ Yeah , maybe I 'm just a bit jealous , that 's all . ’ |
| 24 | The journey to Liverpool Street station was just a trundle around the Northern Line from Camden to Moorgate and then a short walk , and I accomplished it in good time . |
| 25 | Just a minute . |
| 26 | Two years ago our garden was just a desolate area of rubble left by the builders : now I dread ever having to leave it . |
| 27 | Puzzling pines and poorly potatoes are just a couple of the problems to be solved by our team of BBC experts this month |
| 28 | There is always something to be learned from a knowledgeable local instructor , and a flight is far more valuable than just a site briefing . |
| 29 | However , facing into the wind while waiting for a launch , a tyre on the wing-tip is just a convenient way of preventing the wing from lifting off the ground . |
| 30 | This makes it more alarming for the beginner who gets no warning , just a horrible sinking feeling . |