Example sentences of "and [not/n't] quite so " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the circumstances , Dunwoody , who escaped with nothing worse than bruises , was performing a miracle of tolerant good sense when he suggested that the Mildmay fences ‘ should perhaps be a bit more sloped and not quite so square at the top . ’ |
| 2 | He was perhaps an inch or two shorter , and not quite so dark . |
| 3 | I soon became bored , realizing that I was n't going to get much chance to compete for the club — my best time was 23.3 seconds for 200 metres — so I joined the second club with its headquarters at the track , London Irish , which was more intimate and not quite so awe-inspiring . |
| 4 | However , companies like Epiphone , Yamaha , Fender , Washburn and others offer ranges of cheap and not quite so cheap instruments which are well suited to the occasional strummer or picker . |
| 5 | Anyway , standard one was a breaking-in for this er other discipline and not quite so easy and learning how to spell . |