Example sentences of "[vb -s] n't sound [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , that does n't sound again as though it should be in the D P . |
| 2 | The Mani Pulite — clean hands — investigation in Italy that has now snared Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA ( see page seven ) has won universal admiration for its thoroughness and determination not to pull punches ; our only concern is that if you simply put the two words Mani and Pulite together , the thing does n't sound nearly so squeaky clean … |
| 3 | Admittedly this new recurring dream of his , in bald summary , does n't sound particularly encouraging , but I think it is ambivalent and could go either way . |
| 4 | That does n't sound particularly interesting or difficult , now does it ? |
| 5 | Perhaps this does n't sound overly problematic ; surely , intuitively , all people should be treated equally whatever their age . |
| 6 | ‘ Yours does n't sound exactly typical … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ That does n't sound too awful — or does it mean you 'll be in purdah ? ’ |
| 8 | From our point of view , this does n't sound too good . |
| 9 | I had beaten so many of my idols that I hope it does n't sound too arrogant to say that I was proud of my performance . |
| 10 | DI 'd through a desk and recorded onto both DAT and cassette utilising the onboard amp simulator , the distortion could n't be described as amazing , but I presume this must be what people expect to hear these days , although to me it does n't sound too close to what you 'd get from a guitar amp . |
| 11 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ A clean cut is better to save the limb , but it was quite rough at the end so it does n't sound too good . ’ |
| 12 | I know that the sages often give conflicting advice , that the shrub or bush that you are about to prune looks nothing like the diagram in your hand , and as for the picture on the seed packet — well , enough said , but you do learn from their experience and your own what will and wo n't do well in your particular spot and even , if it does n't sound too fanciful , for your own particular temperament . |
| 13 | James and John left with our undying gratitude , and Nigel and I enjoyed — if it does n't sound too absurd — an idyllic week . |
| 14 | There is an ugly lump on his right fist and Thornton does n't sound too confident when asked whether it would stand up to a hard fight . |
| 15 | ‘ Does n't sound too potent . ’ |
| 16 | that does n't sound too good . |
| 17 | That does n't sound too kosher somehow . |
| 18 | The formulation does n't sound too optimistic about the outcome ; and indeed the final score appears to be 1970s western feminism ’ . |
| 19 | The formulation does n't sound too optimistic about the outcome ; and indeed the final score appears to be 1970s : 0 , 1990s : 6 , with four authors proposing a middle way ( which does n't , of course , place them in the 1980s ) . |
| 20 | Does n't sound too good , she says . |
| 21 | Some distance from the rock on which we sat in conference conferring about the future of the world , if that does n't sound too pompous — an angsana stood , a large tropical tree , its branches full of birds to which I paid no attention . |
| 22 | She does n't sound too keen on him , though I do n't know if she counts as an enemy for our purposes . |
| 23 | It does n't sound too bad , not too bad , too much now |
| 24 | it does n't sound too good does it ? |
| 25 | We want some change but it does n't sound too good . |
| 26 | Yeah quite er it does n't sound too good . |
| 27 | Well , that does n't sound too exciting , because basically you 're ending up with transcripts , well , ready made transcripts . |
| 28 | That does n't sound very nice . |
| 29 | ‘ That does n't sound very probable . |
| 30 | Oh does n't sound very , does n't sound very hopeful . |