Example sentences of "not strike me " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some reason , this strange conversation does not strike me as at all odd . |
| 2 | At the rime his Jewish appearance did not strike me as peculiar because I had not yet got used to the idea of people thinking racially , but I learnt later that he was half Jewish and that he did this job to keep his Jewish wife out of trouble . |
| 3 | You do not strike me as ugly , nor mis-shapen , nor lacking manners . |
| 4 | Since I was twenty years old and had had some success in college debating societies , this possibility did not strike me as remote . |
| 5 | In 1930 Nizan noted " I dislike the philosophy of oppressors because I feel that I have been the victim of oppression ; reconciliation with oppression does not strike me as a victory for freedom , but rather as a death sentence . " |
| 6 | I seem to remember being told that the latest policy is to turn water cannon on the nurses ; that does not strike me as the most helpful approach . |
| 7 | That little Rossiter , he does n't strike me as having the courage . |
| 8 | Make no mistake , he 's the group ringleader and possibly a control-freak , but he does n't strike me as a dictatorial megalomaniac . |
| 9 | ‘ She did n't strike me as worried . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You do n't strike me as a religious man , ’ I said frankly . |
| 11 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 'S earnest captain Tim Robinson does n't strike me as a student of W.C. Fields , but recent events at Trent Bridge suggest he may not be unacquainted with his philosophy . |
| 12 | If one wants to be accepted as a mainstream , serious film-maker it does n't strike me , if I were in that position , as a shrewd career move . |
| 13 | They did n't strike me as particularly courteous . |
| 14 | ‘ It does n't strike me that Joe 's dad has given his son a great deal of thought this year , ’ I said , bluntly . |
| 15 | ‘ Your brother does n't strike me as lacking in daring ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ She did n't strike me as awfully thrilled with things , ’ he said , staring into the fire , remembering the look on Cindy 's face as she recognized him . |
| 17 | Or should I say boys , because you do n't strike me as ever having come into contact with any men . ’ |
| 18 | Anyway , you do n't strike me as the sort who 's ashamed of her body . ’ |
| 19 | As I said , you do n't strike me as the sort of girl who hides her body from the public gaze , so I do n't know why you 're bothering to do so now . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You do n't strike me as the type who 'd be unduly overwhelmed by my so-called fame . |
| 21 | That does n't strike me as quite your style . ’ |
| 22 | Writing this down , I realize she is afraid , but this morning she shared her fear so publicly and laughed so heartily that this did n't strike me till now . |
| 23 | But you do n't strike me as being frigid . |
| 24 | ‘ Zoser does n't strike me as the sort of person who would have contacts . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ No , it did n't strike me like that . |
| 26 | Well , I suppose that er er i it i it is a barrier of some , some sort , some sort , but it does n't strike me as being a very strong one , er and all of this you see is and I say this to Noble Lords in all parts of the House , all of this is part of the continuing destruction of local authorities |
| 27 | I heard your interview with Calder yesterday , you see , and it did n't strike me that you two were … close . ’ |
| 28 | No — he did n't strike me as the protective sort . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You did n't strike me as the kind of man who would put much stock in stereotypes . ’ |