Example sentences of "a [noun] [is] just " in BNC.
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| 1 | The civil and foreign services treat the whole thing as if a gong is just another perk of the job . |
| 2 | One might also attempt to establish a relationship between intensity and exposure at the point at which a pixel is just seen , and use this to obtain intensity readings . |
| 3 | We can not check this independently by re-examining the original one , not because we can not re-examine the original one but because everything we can do in the way of a re-examination is just doing again what we have already done in thinking of the new sensation as relevantly similar to the old one . |
| 4 | Should you arrive at a delicatessen counter when a salame is just being started or finished , you may be lucky enough to collect the end chunk which can be used to give extra flavour to spaghetti sauces or risotto-type dishes . |
| 5 | I mean I 've been in more pubs than I 'd say longer than most people who drink a lot and er you know it 's just be I think music and and song is the big addiction in Ireland not the drink but because er it it the chances of a music session starting in a pub is just you know the chances are that it probably will at some stage of the day . |
| 6 | John , some time this week you will tell us in the Midland Region that a package is just that , no picking the bits out , you either vote for the package or against . |
| 7 | Signing a band is just the start of it ; you then have to develop the artists , decide on studios , producers , what track to release and what strategy to pursue . ’ |
| 8 | A shop is just a shop , and even a shop selling expensive executive toys is still just a shop , but a museum is , well , glamorous . |
| 9 | In the end I suppose a tie is just about right . |
| 10 | With City-based firms , there 's no problem because their employees realise a share is just a commodity and they can go and sell it and realise some cash . |
| 11 | Such a sacrifice is just one among many that occur every day on the continent . |
| 12 | ‘ Sometimes a frill is just a frill . ’ |
| 13 | To human experts it is possible to identify each species at a glance , but to more casual observers a zebra is just a zebra , and this reflects the weakness of this argument . |
| 14 | A dog is just a dog . |
| 15 | But this attitude is also typical of those who believe that a dog is just a dog — that a harsh voice and a hard hand will train each and every one of them . |
| 16 | A crystal is just a large orderly array of atoms or molecules in the solid state . |
| 17 | Creating a graph is just as easy . |
| 18 | Neil is reluctant to talk about the songs in any more detail : ‘ Like my good friend Bob says , a song is just a thought ; you ca n't really talk about a little part of it without taking the whole thing into consideration . ’ |
| 19 | Deciding where a stitch pattern will be placed on a garment is just as important for successful knitwear designing as deciding on the shape and colours to be used . |
| 20 | A mutant gene in a beaver is just a change in one letter of the billion-letter text ; a change in a particular gene G. As the young beaver grows , the change is copied , together with all the other letters in the text , into all the beaver 's cells . |
| 21 | There is a kind of corporate responsibility , and as long as a government is just it is a citizen 's duty to support it , but when the actions or a government hurt the individual and harm the nation it is the duty of a citizen to withdraw his support . |
| 22 | A panda will eat meat if the opportunity arises , but it seems the attitude is not one of a hunter — the effort seems to great when the sun is warm and a cosy spot for a nap is just round the corner . |
| 23 | My own belief is that tunnels are very emotive places and if one is susceptible to paranormal events a tunnel is just the sort of place for it to happen . |
| 24 | Until a child has achieved that understanding , a numeral is just a shape with no real meaning . |
| 25 | The Lilliputians , like us , have learnt bad ways — choosing officials because they are able to dance on a rope is just one example . |
| 26 | Maybe a word is just the name of a mirage . |
| 27 | Have a word is just a basic jobby . |
| 28 | We now know that erm that the genetics is based upon a an organic polymer called D N A , short for acid , a polymer is just the one molecule with repeating making long in principle . |
| 29 | A conveyancer is just as much dependent upon being well organised and having a methodical mind as upon his or her knowledge of the law . |
| 30 | A lot of money when you think it 's just for , a holiday 's just for , you know , short times . |