Example sentences of "[det] may [not/n't] sound " in BNC.
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| 1 | While that may not sound brilliant for the performance , it should be borne in mind that the 300E-24 saloon , weighing the best part of 500lb less and with a four-speed automatic 'box , achieved 18.8mpg while on test . |
| 2 | Again , that may not sound much but it 's more than enough to disrupt the delicate balance of different gases . |
| 3 | That may not sound like the most exciting plot you have ever heard but every MP in the Commons seemed to think it was better than Indiana Jones , The Terminator and Alien rolled into one . |
| 4 | That may not sound very imposing , but it represented a major advance . |
| 5 | That may not sound a lot but Wordbase Personal is just £84+VAT while Professional is £380+VAT . |
| 6 | ’ That may not sound like much , but when you 're selling suits at £900 and dresses at £2,000 , losing just one or two items can really eat into your profits . |
| 7 | This may not sound much but it is equivalent , for example , to about 400 sq cm of cloth or 50 g of bone . |
| 8 | In others a little more imagination was required : This may not sound much like science , but it represented a significant departure from the book learning of his day . |
| 9 | This may not sound too drastic , but these overall figures do not do any kind of justice to the overcrowding problem . |
| 10 | I am conscious that this may not sound very helpful advice . |