Example sentences of "not without a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not without a good reason . ’ |
| 2 | While at Trelawne he was known as a jovial fellow who drank more wine than was customary among the clergy , but was not without a vicious temper and a rough tongue . |
| 3 | Clara never managed to do anything nearly as impressive , but nevertheless she had her own private favourites ; she was not without a vulgar inclination towards : |
| 4 | Thus , a deterministic view of US actions combines with historical evidence to form the basis of a fear of inevitable US intervention which , while clearly not without a rational foundation , encourages a hyper-sensitivity to potential threats which can lead to over-reaction and over-compensation in policy-making . |
| 5 | ‘ They 're like an extra family now , ’ Patrick says , not without a playful glint in his eye . |
| 6 | ‘ I have made this decision with some regret — but not without a great deal of thought . ’ |
| 7 | But as Erika and Paul obediently , docilely , left the room — not without a backward glance from Paul — Omi shook her head . |
| 8 | The tales were lively , not without a strong hint of bawdiness , but they had brought vividly to life the glittering courts of former days — so different , as Alianor was wont to say with a sigh , from the subdued , uneasy court of the present king . |
| 9 | When in 1777 there were minor tremors in Manchester , he observed — not without a certain satisfaction — ‘ There is no divine visitation which is likely to have so general an influence upon sinners as an earthquake . ’ |
| 10 | Sam 's resentment was , in all fairness , not without a certain justification . |
| 11 | His voice is strong , stark and brooding , but not without a certain amount of tenderness on occasion . |
| 12 | Remembering the way Michele had brought her , she retraced her steps , not without a certain unease , a prickly feeling of discomfort , as though she was being watched by unseen eyes . |
| 13 | While such intervention is not without a moral hazard problem , it may still remain the best solution for those seeking income insurance ; in other words the government can handle the moral hazard problem better than the market can . |
| 14 | Her final paintings , when she was dying of cancer , of storms and approaching storms , are most urgent , assured and disturbing , but not without a characteristic sweet humanity . |
| 15 | ‘ This was not without a significant public response from animal welfare groups and pigeon fanciers ' organisations in the area . |
| 16 | They will certainly leave the Centre much fitter than When they arrived , but not without a few bumps and bruises sustained along the way . |
| 17 | Now it looks like a beacon , welcoming us home , thought Alice , though not without a wry glance at her own romanticism . |
| 18 | And moreover Clara had even seen in the phrase some dim , far-off flicker of comfort , because , harsh though it was , it was not without a consoling figurative literary beauty . |