Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christopher 's very good at doing the flat ones but not so good at the three D ones . |
| 2 | This uncertainty is not so important at the present time , when things are far apart , so that a small uncertainty in position does not make much difference . |
| 3 | Ay , I 'm not very good at the old styling lark , I 'll say . |
| 4 | It is clear in talking to Walter , as he nears the end of his career , that while he has greatly enjoyed his job working with students , he is saddened by the fact that prospects for young people are not very promising at the present time . |
| 5 | Maxim wondered why he was n't more shocked at the instinctive distrust implied by that decision , and sighed as he realised it was because he 'd been nearly six months in the atmosphere of Whitehall . |
| 6 | CASWELL is n't very stealthy at the best of times : stand him within ten feet of a fragile object and he 'll break it just by looking at it . |
| 7 | I did my ‘ let's invade Poland ’ impersonation , which is n't very funny at the best of times . |