Example sentences of "not [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not his sort of place , this friend Mrs Shottery not his kind of person . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's not my style of thing at all . ’ |
| 3 | Olazabal 's compatriot Sevvy Ballesteros , who has fallen upon hard times after 68 tournament victories worldwide , said : ‘ The US Open is not my type of golf course , but I try to do my best and see what happens . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But Josey , what he wants is not my type of thing ! |
| 5 | Though that was not my subject at Aix , I 've made rather a point of knowing a certain amount of French Civil Law . |
| 6 | ‘ Not my notion of red , Miss , ’ Lyddy said . |
| 7 | Holding hands through the bars is not my idea of fun ! ’ |
| 8 | Not my idea of romance — takes all sorts . ’ |
| 9 | Being married to Viola is not my idea of bliss unending . ’ |
| 10 | Spending time with McIllvanney was not my idea of relaxation , and I did n't much take to his lack of enthusiasm . |
| 11 | Not my idea of science . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought at first , that 's not my kind of song , ’ said Rolf , more famous for Two Little Boys and Jake The Peg . |
| 13 | When the captain of the Olympic team tells the Sunday Times that he would never run in the 4x400 meters relay because ‘ those guys are not my kind of guys — I do n't like their attitude ’ , then he has to be challenging somebody to say , how dare you say that , to which he 'll reply , how can you stop me ? |
| 14 | Satin … not my kind of thing . |
| 15 | ‘ Not my kind of place really . |
| 16 | He admitted that it saddened him to realise that ‘ my youth is gone — not my love of life or my energy , but I mean the time when one feels so lighthearted and carefree . ’ |
| 17 | It 's not my concern as Director . |
| 18 | Sorry , that 's not my understanding to date . |
| 19 | ‘ Not my cup of tea , I 'm afraid , ’ says Rupert Sutcliffe . |
| 20 | Not my cup of tea . |
| 21 | They 're not my cup of tea . |
| 22 | Although not my cup of tea , I must admit Manchester United is a whole new ball game . |
| 23 | Not my cup of tea at all . |
| 24 | ‘ Not my cup of tea , ’ Sophie said briefly , and Joanna laughed . |
| 25 | Er , it 's not my cup of tea but I think it 's looking alright . |
| 26 | He calls them riffs , but that 's not my sort of word . |
| 27 | The caves of Bétharram , a short way out of Lourdes on the main road to Pau , are not my sort of caves but I will at least mention them . |
| 28 | A paperback copy of some financial blockbuster he is carrying around is dismissed as ‘ not my sort of thing at all ’ ( he has been asked to review it on a radio show ) . |
| 29 | That 's not my sort of thing . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's not — it 's not my sort of thing . |