Example sentences of "[noun sg] not too " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personal transport had since the dawn of time been limited to footslogging or a horse not too exhausted by its labour in the fields . |
| 2 | The Oswaldston Arts Club had an exhibition room , which they called the Lowry Gallery , in the upper storey of a disused warehouse not too far from the centre of town . |
| 3 | I would like to have a Golf G T I car not too simple and not too flashy . |
| 4 | I would like to have a Golf G T I car not too simple not too flashy . |
| 5 | She 's in her underwear not too revealing . |
| 6 | The number repatriated in this way has amounted to tens of thousands annually since 1980 , when the present rules were instituted — a figure not too far from that of the boat people whom Britain and Hong Kong governments expect to send home to Vietnam . |
| 7 | The number repatriated in this way has amounted to tens of thousands annually since 1980 , when the present rules were instituted — a figure not too far from that of the boat people whom Britain and Hong Kong governments expect to send home to Vietnam . |
| 8 | But such transitions could only occur if the number of intermediate steps was small , and the fitness loss not too severe . |
| 9 | For the fashion-conscious climber , walker or skier not too worried about the dent in the wallet , these garments are likely to be top choice . |
| 10 | I have an apartment not too far from headquarters . |
| 11 | When the cockchafers arrived , Lucy , the O'Hanlon sisters , Harry , Fleury , Mohammed and Ram were all seated around a little fire in the middle of the floor of the banqueting hall not too far from the baronial fireplace which had unfortunately become impossible to reach through the stacks of " possessions " ; this fire had been cleverly made by Lucy herself out of bits and pieces of smashed furniture ; a large gothic " chair of oak , which Lucy 's lovely but not very powerful muscles had been unable to get the better of , lay on its side with one leg in the fire while the kettle hung from the leg above it , an ingenious idea of Lucy 's own . |
| 12 | Yeah and I I asked the question not too much from the Green Party point of view as from a personal point view as I I would like to know what my Government is saying to do about these things . |
| 13 | And his girlfriend got the sack from her job not too long ago . |
| 14 | I 'D never heard of Mike Harding until I moved to Sedbergh , a little town not too far from Hawes , but a long way away from anywhere else . |
| 15 | And at the heart of all this is a thuggish rock ‘ n ’ roll band not too distant from the young Who or Slade — though historians would prefer The Stooges — singing songs about laziness , boredom , theft and sekshual anguish . |
| 16 | I know a little place not too far from here . |
| 17 | A cyclical chemicals business could be forgiven for paying a once covered dividend at this stage in the cycle with the prospect of recovery not too far off , but overcapacity and the prospects for continued recession in most of their important European markets make it far from clear that this side of the demerged business will be able to pay its way . |
| 18 | He was talking about what it was like to be unemployed and , typical John , was making his depressing position sound not too bad . |
| 19 | There was an explosion not too far away and as he got up and opened the door to the rear yard , the rattle of small arms fire . |
| 20 | But there 's water not too far away , on my land . ’ |
| 21 | What you will need fundamentally is to hit on some situation that puts the greatest stress imaginable on a person not too dissimilar from yourself or from the majority of your readers . |
| 22 | For a southerner not too bad . |
| 23 | The only problem was how to set them loose in a manner not too blatantly contravening all the rules of civilized warfare . |
| 24 | They picnicked , and explored the countryside not too far from Lambkin Farm , still quite unaware of the passionate natures they kept in check . |
| 25 | Bruce says its a lovely route … good climbing not too hard … |
| 26 | He is a good cook , believing that it is important for men to learn to cook so that if they marry a woman not too well versed in the culinary arts , they will still survive ! |
| 27 | Pupils may well need to look beyond the immediate local area , the further back they go , though starting with an example not too far away can still be useful , and allows for field visits . |
| 28 | In a blind reflex not too far from panic , she wheeled into the bushes and began to thrash her way through them . |
| 29 | She had said she hoped Rome would prove beneficial and the journey not too arduous . |
| 30 | Well I 'm hoping he 's gon na go to bed not too late tonight . |