Example sentences of "not at [adj] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But most was not at such a high level , was concentrated within the last six or seven generations which ( as Peters notably argues ) was the limit of what a contemporary grandfather could tell as ‘ what my grandfather told me ’ , or ‘ what my father told me about his grandfather ’ ( Peters , 1970 ) . |
| 2 | The book is very personal , not at all a dry textbook , and even gives the impression of being a labour of love . |
| 3 | ‘ My father is not at all a well man . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's not at all a nice thing to say , Emma , ’ Laura told her sternly . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , I did n't think you would come , ’ she said , and laughed , not at all a confused laugh , but quiet , and at herself rather than at him , looking down at her cupped hands as she did so . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not at all a natural mother , ’ said Rachel . |
| 7 | But it 's not at all a bad idea to have a quick guided tour on your first day to get an idea of the layout , saving a lot of time asking the way and taking the wrong turning . |
| 8 | Not at all a bad beginning . ’ |
| 9 | Would-be lawyers will find this game not at all a bad test of their powers of advocacy . |
| 10 | The Lindenhof , in fact , is not at all a bad place to do it , since this is where Zurich 's recorded history begins . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's really not at all a bad sort of office to be in . ’ |
| 12 | It glamourises what is not at all a glamourous job . |
| 13 | This was not at all a foolish answer , if one supposes that geometry describes the properties of space and that occupancy of space is the basic property of matter . |
| 14 | My master , Dr Grossman , says it is n't at all a dirty book if you read all of it . |