Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] just the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , its effect was just the opposite . |
| 2 | That kind of farce was just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 3 | This may seem a minor disagreement , but if you were to question me about Panofsky , I would have to say that the disagreement was just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 4 | It had been a Church of Ireland rectory once , where some forgotten incumbent , a keen hunting man , had built a delightful little yard , adjoining the house and with every horsebox looking into the sun ; with a hundred acres of good limestone land , the place was just the thing for Andrew and his horse-dealing . |
| 5 | Even at this distance , Sarella felt her spirits lift — to be pitched back into the hurly-burly of her previous life was just the tonic she needed . |
| 6 | He had to resign his seat.Then in the mid-80s , he found favour with Mrs. Thatcher , who felt his uncomplicated , cheer-leading brand of Conservatism and thrusting , go-getting style was just the ticket to rally the troops . |
| 7 | Their story-book lyrics and whiff of traditional English folk music was just the tonic we needed in the late '80s and Julianne Regan was a strong front woman . |
| 8 | Virgin 's application was just the bargaining chip the Americans had been looking for . |
| 9 | Sometimes , the sought-for object may be entirely predicted in advance , as with the ‘ discovery ’ of the planet Neptune in 1846 ( which in reality was just the astronomers ' confirmation of the mathematicians ' predictions ) . |
| 10 | She wanted a vibrant , natural colour and Schwarzkopf 's Igora Botanic Autumn Leaf shade was just the answer . |
| 11 | H is book was just the message that the English liberals were waiting for , now that they were disillusioned by Robespierre , frightened by Pitt 's attempts to repress ‘ sedition ’ , yet still unwilling to support the war with France . |
| 12 | Reminds you of the US Interstate Highway system and the way it instantly snarled as soon as Washington residents tried to exit en masse during the riots of the late 1960s , does n't it … that blizzard coming on top of the New York World Trade Center bombing was just the kind of disaster the disaster recovery industry has been dreading : according to the New York Times , a heavy accumulation of snow caused the roof of the computer centre in Clifton , New Jersey that supports 5,000 automatic teller machines US-wide , 6% of the total , to collapse , putting the machines out of action — and the centre could n't transfer its operations to the North Bergen , New Jersey site where it had disaster recovery facilities arranged — because the site was full up with work transferred by Trade Center tenants … |
| 13 | The goal was just the shock needed to get Town moving and they were back in the match just four minutes later … goal poacher Steve White who scored a hat-trick last saturday was there again to make it one all … |
| 14 | The goal was just the shock needed to get Town moving and they were back in the match just four minutes later … goal poacher Steve White who scored a hat-trick last saturday was there again to make it one all … |
| 15 | Wright 's magnificent second goal was just the icing on the cake before a near 30,000 crowd , and proves that they will certainly be in with a shout when the title race really hots up . |
| 16 | Breast cancer was just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 17 | A few hours in Richard 's company was just the antidote she needed to Luke 's volatility . |
| 18 | The News International ban was just the type of dispute that must have been envisaged when the Code was drawn up . |
| 19 | For this opening chorus was just the overture . |
| 20 | ‘ That radioactive storm was just the beginning . |
| 21 | On the other hand , there were friends who thought that the Shaffer play was just the sort of thing that Kenneth Williams needed to do . |