Example sentences of "not [Wh det] you [vb mod] call " in BNC.

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1 I it 's not what you would call erm derelict land really .
2 ‘ The Swiss railway timetable is a masterpiece of typographical design , if not what you could call a rattling good read .
3 Never er not what you can call swear me dad you know .
4 ‘ Well , no , not exactly , not what you 'd call proof .
5 I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression .
6 Friedman 's early guitar lessons were not what you 'd call fruitful , since his teacher was less than keen on showing Marty his favourite Frehley licks .
7 ‘ A lot of the time the changes in design are very small — they 're not what you 'd call major fashion changes . ’
8 Not what you 'd call a Major Thoroughfare , ’ said William 's nan , who had a sarcastic tongue on her at times .
9 Not what you 'd call well placed for the passing trade . ’
10 Not what you 'd call a happy man . ’
11 Not what you 'd call important . ’
12 K. M. Bribes were n't what you might call rife .
13 She was n't what you might call strict either , but she knew it would n't be right , that their last chance was to hold on until they were married , so that , however mean and poor it was , their marriage would have that at least to make it special .
14 But at that time it was n't what you 'd call modern in so far as you had n't got hot water from a sort of gas fir Electric heating .
15 But there was n't what you 'd call an organized sports group .
16 I mean the bottles were n't what you 'd call dirty , from having contained medicine or anything like that .
17 Jonathan was n't what you 'd call a warm man but he was n't a monk either .
18 Maybe the life we lead is n't what you 'd call exciting , but we care about each other and that 's what counts . ’
19 Man Freitag PETER Freitag is n't what you 'd call a loser , of course , simply an habitual bronze medallist .
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