Example sentences of "not [be] a real [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point he even cheerfully admitted that he might not be a real scientist at all . |
| 2 | As a rule of thumb , if Target has sufficient distributable reserves to effect the purchase of its own shares , it will also have sufficient capacity to carry back against the preceding six years ' mainstream corporation tax all the ACT incurred on the distribution , so this should not be a real cost . |
| 3 | There has n't been a real woman of feeling here since the war … ‘ ’ |
| 4 | And if I did n't use words like ‘ blast ’ and ‘ blow me ’ and so on , he would n't be a real character . |
| 5 | She would n't be a real Brownie if she flew home and left them stranded out on the snowy woods . |
| 6 | " We want to look our very best — which should n't be a real problem as we 're so gorgeous — but we 've just had to change our clothes a couple of times . |
| 7 | You would n't be a real beginner and it would give you an interest when I 'm busy . ’ |
| 8 | When I say I 've never , in my life , sold a telephone number or refused to help a fellow journalist , he says it is ‘ union policy ’ , and that I ‘ ca n't be a real journalist ’ if I find this surprising . |
| 9 | It ca n't be a real number since its square is negative . |
| 10 | It 's important to remember that it wo n't be a real job . |