Example sentences of "[adv] not too " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Geurrero State this waiting period was apparently not too long but it appeared that in other areas delays and crowded court lists inevitably meant some people spending a considerable time in custody . |
| 2 | It is evident that the basic rule constraining variation in realization of ( o ) is much closer to being categorical in the strongly vernacular , low-status Clonard area than in the outer-city areas ; a static representation like rule 1 is apparently not too wide of the mark as a guide to phonological patterns in the Clonard . |
| 3 | Thus glass perhaps not too far from old realism . |
| 4 | S is meant to stand for sporting but perhaps not too sporting , since both the RS2000 and Escort Cosworth are still to be put on sale . |
| 5 | It is perhaps not too surprising that staff in the diplomatic corps and in government intelligence agencies are targets for violence while engaged in their daily work , but it is relatively recent in the UK , for example , to have an estate agent , a social worker , and a health visitor murdered while at work ( Smith , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | He tried , perhaps not too hard , to persuade her to come with him . |
| 7 | It is perhaps not too hazardous to say , despite this , that our capability is such that there is not much else that we can do better . |
| 8 | Given these kind of records , it is perhaps not too surprising that Blondel can claim that the implementation of party programmes is " spasmodic and half-hearted " and that the influence of programmes on policy-making is " rather weak " . |
| 9 | Earth 's children are dawning — rather later than we did but perhaps not too late . |
| 10 | Gabriel had been full of her own plans lately , perhaps not too observant . |
| 11 | This means the vet has hit the right spot , but , despite giving the appearance of a canine pin cushion , it is obviously not too unpleasant an experience . |
| 12 | There were only three boys in whose case ‘ the clean break ’ approach was followed and obviously not too much can be claimed from such a small group . |
| 13 | Geoff Cooke left him out of the first international squad gathering on the grounds that Skinner had dropped down a division to play with Blackheath and therefore was obviously not too bothered about his international prospects . |
| 14 | Yet the first attempt in 1944 to find the Roman wall of Canterbury , which was also supposed to follow the line of the medieval wall , proved a failure , so not too much should be read into the Carlisle evidence . |
| 15 | He 's had three winners in four days , and he had at Fakenham yesterday , at fifteen to eight , so not too bad a day for again yesterday . |
| 16 | So not too much in one go . |
| 17 | Perhaps he had also mentioned the fact that they had observed Dersingham , presumably not too many hours after the discovery of the car in the Broad , with trousers which were dripping wet ? |
| 18 | Six inches of concrete , luckily not too dense , had been used to top off whatever he had used to fill in the excavation . |
| 19 | Biff , bang , wallop and then heavy breathing from somewhere not too far away . |
| 20 | Somewhere not too far below him were the wooden doors of the Gallery Window of the Jungfraujoch railway . |
| 21 | I 'd like to start somewhere not too much in the public eye , because it takes the pressure off , so I 'll probably go to Argentina or somewhere like that , do some rehearsals and some gigs and see what transpires . ’ |
| 22 | Hackney or Lewisham , somewhere not too far out . |
| 23 | The chances are that it was a bar , somewhere not too far away . |
| 24 | Just not too plain , it 's got some some |
| 25 | The distinction between the two types is generally not too difficult to make if one knows enough about the sources of the data . |
| 26 | however , if this happens to your windows , it 's still not too late to rectify matters — sanding will restore their former glory , then you can work out a treatment programme to keep them looking good . |
| 27 | I 'm still not too happy with the quality of the frets , although both frets and fingerboard are better finished on this guitar . |
| 28 | It is still not too late to invest in European bonds and enjoy a high return plus scope for capital appreciation as interest rates are cut , according to Thornton Unit Managers . |
| 29 | ‘ Though definitely not young , that 's still not too old for there to be a considerable amount of resilience present . |
| 30 | ‘ It is still not too late for the Lord chancellor to change his mind . |