Example sentences of "she [verb] n't exactly [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , she did n't exactly overreact , ’ said Melissa as she rejoined Rose . |
| 2 | She even introduced me to my wife , but she knows she did n't exactly do either me or Rachel a favour that time . ’ |
| 3 | She did n't exactly throw herself against the door , but she began to beat on it with her fists . |
| 4 | She did n't exactly flee — she was n't physically capable of it — but it felt like that , and the stairs were an almighty pest , stretching as they did almost endlessly . |
| 5 | She did n't exactly like him , either , but he had a kind of integrity that you did n't find in many people — not even in Belle , really , because Belle 's attitude , although always straightforward , varied according to what she thought about you . |
| 6 | She did n't exactly like the situation , but it was no big deal for her . |
| 7 | She did n't exactly replace it with a thump , but she saw fitzAlan glance at her before he sat up cautiously . |
| 8 | She did n't exactly pray , she kept up some kind of attention , a vigil , the whole time ; she never dared let up . |
| 9 | As I said , she did n't exactly seem enthralled to see me . ’ |
| 10 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 11 | ‘ She does n't exactly live there , no , ’ he said . |