Example sentences of "be just a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | One more story about O : he told me ( it was as if he was trying to explain the oddity of his lovemaking to me , as if he was trying to account for or apologise for the way he 'd treated me , or perhaps to reassure me concerning the effect he 'd had on me , I do n't know ) , in the morning he told me that there was one man , this had been just a couple of years previously , there was one man who had summoned him to his bedside to be counted amongst a farewell gathering of lovers , dear friends and great passions . |
| 2 | The mainland campaign had been just a foretaste of what might be coming , he said . |
| 3 | The mainland campaign had been just a foretaste of what might be coming in the next two months , said RUC Chief Constable Sir Hugh Annesley . |
| 4 | These are just a sample of the dilemmas we face . ’ |
| 5 | These are just a selection of our trips which cost around £13 each . |
| 6 | Listed here are just a selection of the major events taking place for you to enjoy on your Warm Hearted Weekend in the Big Heart of England . |
| 7 | Today , many of the broads are just a fraction of their former size . |
| 8 | If the solitude and beauty of the area grabs you then these routes are just a taster of what the west has to offer , and no doubt you 'll return . |
| 9 | They are just a part of trying to understand what 's going on inside me as Christmas draws near . |
| 10 | Puzzling pines and poorly potatoes are just a couple of the problems to be solved by our team of BBC experts this month |
| 11 | The hotel has its own exclusive restaurant , a popular bar plus its own swimming pool and children 's pool and , of course , the Club 's main amenities and superb beach are just a couple of hundred yards away . |
| 12 | Erm there are just a couple of points that the director has n't touched on erm because they 're probably outside his direct remit . |
| 13 | Sadly the valves that everybody is selling today — including us — are just a shadow of the quality that they were even ten years ago . |
| 14 | Sadly the valves that everybody is selling today — including us — are just a shadow of the quality that they were even ten years ago . |
| 15 | The clay tiles that surround this text are just a taste of the wealth of colours , forms and textures that await you . |
| 16 | Leafy New England , historic Boston and the ‘ Big Apple ’ are just a taste of what we have to offer you . |
| 17 | Thailand , Malaysia , India , Canada , New England , Kenya , Jamaica and Florida are just a handful of the places we have chosen for our impressive 1990 programme . |
| 18 | Even more remarkable is the fact that across the personal computer platforms there are just a handful of players and products that are accepted . |
| 19 | These are just a handful of the subjects we cover . |
| 20 | Smoke vents , interior trims , depth of lift pits and machine room specifications are just a handful of decisions which have to be made . |
| 21 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 22 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 23 | They may encompass whole villages or a small hamlet in which there are just a scattering of modest but pretty cottages and a few barns . |
| 24 | We are just a bunch of girls , ’ said one 15-year-old from the Ursuline convent . |
| 25 | We are just a bunch of girls , ’ said one 15 year old from the Ursuline convent . |
| 26 | You gentlemen here , forgive me , but you are just a bunch of naive dreamers . |
| 27 | It 's sad , is n't it ? … that people 's heroes are just a bunch of pansies who get paid extortionate amounts of money for kicking in a poor ball who has n't done anyone any harm ! |
| 28 | The much-hyped sleevenotes are just a bunch of insubstantial and dull quotes taken from an insubstantial and dull American biography . |
| 29 | If there 's erm For instance I 've had a situation where on a medical practice booklet because we er hand back a hundred pound for every full page that we we gain in the medical practice booklet , er it 's an encouragement for if we 're just a quarter of a half page short , er for the practice to say you know we 'll get for another hundred quid we 'd all we need to do is make a couple of phone calls and threaten erm one or two of our patients . |
| 30 | ‘ We do it , they do it , they 're just a bunch of public schoolboys playing games . |