Example sentences of "not what you [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better yet , it also includes a VxD ( virtual device driver ) for use with Windows in Enhanced ( 386 ) mode , which actually speeds transfers up — which is not what you would expect , really . |
| 2 | What you need now , not what you would want you want , |
| 3 | I it 's not what you would call erm derelict land really . |
| 4 | It 's not what you would say was logical but it is very complex . |
| 5 | ‘ The Swiss railway timetable is a masterpiece of typographical design , if not what you could call a rattling good read . |
| 6 | I mean it 's not what you can tell |
| 7 | The whole thing became an exercise in what you ca n't do , not what you can do . |
| 8 | Never er not what you can call swear me dad you know . |
| 9 | Answer sit down and work out what you 're worth , not alive not what you can spend . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's not what you used to think , ’ she said and was horrified to hear the accusing tone of her voice , the almost-shrillness . |
| 11 | The JD Tele wins out on knobs , since the Signature 's volume control is horribly graunchy — again , not what you 'd expect for this kind of money . |
| 12 | It 's not what you 'd expect , it might not even be what you like . |
| 13 | And finally tonight Moseley rugby club have come up with a very different approach to pre-season training , I have to tell you it is not what you 'd expect from the lads from the Readings . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , no , not exactly , not what you 'd call proof . |
| 15 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 16 | Friedman 's early guitar lessons were not what you 'd call fruitful , since his teacher was less than keen on showing Marty his favourite Frehley licks . |
| 17 | ‘ A lot of the time the changes in design are very small — they 're not what you 'd call major fashion changes . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Not what you 'd call a Major Thoroughfare , ’ said William 's nan , who had a sarcastic tongue on her at times . |
| 19 | ‘ Not what you 'd call well placed for the passing trade . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Not what you 'd call a happy man . ’ |
| 21 | Not what you 'd call important . ’ |
| 22 | its not what you 'd like , it 's what I 've got the ingredients for |
| 23 | ‘ It was n't what you might think . |
| 24 | K. M. Bribes were n't what you might call rife . |
| 25 | She was n't what you might call strict either , but she knew it would n't be right , that their last chance was to hold on until they were married , so that , however mean and poor it was , their marriage would have that at least to make it special . |
| 26 | But at that time it was n't what you 'd call modern in so far as you had n't got hot water from a sort of gas fir Electric heating . |
| 27 | But there was n't what you 'd call an organized sports group . |
| 28 | I mean the bottles were n't what you 'd call dirty , from having contained medicine or anything like that . |
| 29 | Jonathan was n't what you 'd call a warm man but he was n't a monk either . |
| 30 | Maybe the life we lead is n't what you 'd call exciting , but we care about each other and that 's what counts . ’ |