Example sentences of "[am/are] not exactly a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irish singles champions from the NIBA are not exactly a dime a dozen . |
| 2 | You 're not exactly a young lad any more so you 've got to pull your socks up . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , you 're not exactly a mental-health testimonial , Dreamer . |
| 4 | Lucy will soon learn that you 're not exactly a ladies ’ man . |
| 5 | But I 'm not exactly a chicken any more , dear . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not exactly a man of action — that kind of action . |
| 7 | I 'm not exactly a policeman , but I do belong to the Police Liaison Group under Sir Edmund Pusey , and I 'm very much concerned with police work . |
| 8 | I 'm not exactly a gibbering wreck , am I ? ’ |
| 9 | Kevin ‘ I 'm not exactly a pauper ’ Keegan intends to do things in style at Newcastle United . |