Example sentences of "not exactly [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not exactly pushing a supermarket trolley but I make sure I have plenty of apples , bananas and water to keep me going . |
| 2 | THE North-East record in the FA Trophy does not exactly form a roll of honour . |
| 3 | I know it is , it 's not exactly doing a lot for me either but er cos it gets raised every bloody management meeting but I think having discussed the matter we 've actually opened ourselves out a few more options than we probably thought we had |
| 4 | Beaming , she adds : ‘ I 'm not exactly having a run-of-the-mill career — but then of course , I 'm not a run-of-the-mill person , either . ’ |
| 5 | There are those who think it rather offensive to erect such permanent climbing aids on a wild mountain , although we 're not exactly talking a carved mahogany banister with brass handrails . |