Example sentences of "not a great [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walter Ash Clara knew quite well who Walter Ash was , and therefore did not flash this letter around the classroom , as she knew he was not a great prestige catch ; on the contrary , he had a reputation for being rather a bore . |
| 2 | I 'm not a vegetarian now , but I 'm not a great meat eater either . |
| 3 | This is not a great Springbok side , indeed sometimes it looks a little short of being good . |
| 4 | OK , imagine you are trying to clear your throat — politely , not a great hacking cough , just a ‘ pre-after-dinner-speech ’ kind of a snort . |
| 5 | I 'm not a great rhythm player , I do n't look at myself as a great chops dude and arranging is definitely not my forte . |
| 6 | It 's not a great competition-winning portrait , but er certainly , it 's fine , sort of family album stuff and the sort of thing which 'll be in the family for many , many years to come . |
| 7 | Not a great competition-winning shot but er , at the same time it 's a , it 's a nice enough shot of this particular area . |
| 8 | ‘ It was the old Linfield spirit that carried them through because it was n't a great Linfield team , compared to the sides Trevor and I played for in the 80s . |