Example sentences of "not [adv] what [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Stanforth was not entirely what she had expected , but neither , she deduced from the covert glances he was using upon her like measuring instruments , was she quite matching up to his preconceived picture of her . |
| 2 | there is a hardcore , see , it 's not necessarily what they 've done , but when you meet them there 's something instinctively repulsive about them |
| 3 | Not perhaps what you want to hear , particularly when you know that so many obstacles could be removed if loved ones or colleagues would be more honest and alter their stand just a fraction . |
| 4 | Mr. Stubbs , who lives at Corry Road , Hindhead refers to the great environmental writers and adds , ‘ I salute these noble men and women and hope that people will read their work and learn not only what we have lost but also what can still be saved in our beautiful world . ’ |
| 5 | And as I become … and as I remain … more relaxed … and less tense each day … so I will develop much more confidence in myself … more confidence in my ability to do … not only what I have to do each day … more confidence in my ability to do whatever I ought to be able to do … without fear of failure … without fear of consequences … without unnecessary anxiety … without uneasiness . |
| 6 | Mr when he gave evidence , assessed the parent 's contribution as quote absolutely amazing really , not just what they did to help the nurses but also in insisting that she was n't stupid , she just could n't talk they made it clear to the nurses and doctors that she could understand and we were n't to treat her like a vegetable . |
| 7 | ‘ Pettigrew and I are going for a stroll , ’ said Mark , who had been finding the atmosphere of the tea room rather oppressive and not really what he had come to Rome for . |
| 8 | You know , it 's not even a is it , it 's not even what we want to do . |
| 9 | The Major began to feel that Onyx Muggeridge was not quite what he had come to a Parents ' Evening for , and was quite grateful when the headmaster disengaged himself with palpable reluctance from the Fromes and sailed in his direction , exuding Manner . |
| 10 | It is better to train with such a person in a first rate department even if at first sight the research project is not quite what you wish to study . |
| 11 | I had to admit my first impression was not quite what I had expected : instead of bold cliffs and mountain peaks , all we could see from the heaving deck of the boat was a seemingly endless beach of black shingle fringed by white breakers . |
| 12 | I knew this was muddled and that it was not quite what I wanted to say , but I felt better for saying it . |
| 13 | I do n't now what he 's done to it . |
| 14 | Although the audience nodded their heads through all this , it was n't really what they had come to see . |
| 15 | But at the end of the day , it ai n't really what I want to do . |