Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not altogether sure he did n't break them deliberately ! |
| 2 | ‘ I know , although I 'm not altogether sure he would appreciate your effort to dress up . |
| 3 | She was afraid she might have a problem getting rid of him — not altogether sure she wanted to — but in the lobby he merely took her hand and raised it to his lips . |
| 4 | If as a captain he was not authoritarian enough , that was just not his style ; given opposition that were not vastly superior he could lead a team well enough , and chalked up two notable series wins against India and Australia . |
| 5 | The gulls were in good voice , however , soaring and shrieking overhead in a fickle , shifting breeze , and Harry was surprised how contented if not downright happy he felt , sitting in the shelter nearest the clock and gazing out at the white horses in the bay . |
| 6 | I 'm not right sure I , I 've been what it was you know ? |
| 7 | She looked as if she was not entirely sure she was a cat , as if , thought Henry , one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight of her nine lives were oozing out of her like blood from a wound . |
| 8 | ‘ What ? ’ she whispered , not entirely sure she 'd heard him right . |
| 9 | Searching his eyes , not entirely sure she believed him , she walked round him to look into the lounge . |
| 10 | Not entirely sure she wanted to be the object of someone 's amusement , or a reliever of boredom , she gave him back stare for stare . |
| 11 | 5.20 Keyholders To ensure that at all times the Landlord has [ and the local Police force has ] written notice of the name home address and home telephone number of at least [ 2 ] key holder[s] of the Premises While this is not necessarily objectionable it is a provision that is easily overlooked and imposes an obligation on the tenant which may not be appropriate in the circumstances . |
| 12 | Since people are not necessarily interchangeable it may be necessary on occasion to depart from the priority order . |
| 13 | Since people are not necessarily interchangeable it may be necessary on occasion to depart from the priority order . |
| 14 | As she 's not brilliantly inventive I do n't know what she 'll say . |
| 15 | On the very narrowest level , it seemed to him , Rudolf Hess must be a gold mine of strategic information , although the experts at SIS had said his position in the Nazi hierarchy was not perhaps all it had been or appeared to be . |
| 16 | It 's not much bigger it 's |
| 17 | Scots preparing for conquest are a wonderful bunch , not much different I imagine from those bearded clansmen of the middle ages . |
| 18 | ‘ Not so clever he thought to put a bit by to take care of you lot when he 'd gone , ’ Uncle Philip pointed out reasonably . |
| 19 | Were my feelings not so strong I could not bring myself to say goodbye . ’ |
| 20 | If it was not so serious it would be laughable . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not so sure we 're ill-matched , and I do n't think you are either , ’ he said with a brooding look that made her shudder . |
| 22 | In practice , I 'm not so sure it would work out . ’ |
| 23 | It was indeed the starting line-up for most of last season … but I 'm not so sure it was the best one ! |
| 24 | ‘ Suddenly I 'm not so sure I would tell you ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not so sure you have n't , ’ Rory muttered wryly . |
| 26 | So you 're not so all you 're |
| 27 | I 'm not so proud he was my boyfriend . ’ |
| 28 | Although barbel are so stupid when they are feeding ravenously , they are not so stupid they can not learn a few tricks of their own to enable them to feed in the face of apparent danger . |
| 29 | ‘ Although it 's not so much I who has to please them as my ideas , since a lack of support would hamper or even prevent their implementation — but those I 've already mooted have met with even less resistance than I anticipated . ’ |
| 30 | Again , there 's been an astonishing neglect , not so much I , I have to point out in fairness , of Totem and Taboo , as we 'll see . |