Example sentences of "[be] not really a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not really a hero , they were only small daysacks , but my fitness surprised me . |
| 2 | I am not really a coward or even a ‘ nervous ’ person . |
| 3 | They are not really a case of proxy decision , save that they instruct others to act . |
| 4 | These nematocysts , however , are not really a part of the sea slug . |
| 5 | Although you look like a child , you are not really a child at all because your mind and your powers of reasoning seem to be fully grown-up . |
| 6 | Natural indexing languages or derived-term systems are not really a separate language at all , but the ‘ natural ’ or ordinary language of the document being indexed . |
| 7 | Running dogs offer an especially sporting approach , I think , but dogs working in this way are not really an effective method of combating heavy infestations of rabbits . |
| 8 | You 're not really a big star these days until you 've lost a lot of money trying to run your own restaurant . |
| 9 | ‘ You 're not really a journalist , are you ? ’ she said quietly . |
| 10 | they 're not that big , they 're only size eight , they 're not really a sort of stereotype policeman . |
| 11 | Yeah , but they 're they 're not really a problem are they ? |
| 12 | In Australia , with the grounds being so large , there are plenty of twos on offer and I 'm not really a big hitter . |
| 13 | I 'm not really a party-goer , so just popped my head in to bid my good nights , and hit the road home about 1 a.m . |
| 14 | I 'm not really a frog at all . |
| 15 | I 'm not really a great follower of fashion . |
| 16 | This morning you mysteriously slide me a note telling me to ask you out and now you claim I 'm not really a journalist even though my credentials were thoroughly checked out by your plant manager before he let me near the place . |
| 17 | Do n't imagine you can flatter me by telling me I 'm not really a feminist , because I am , and I find your denials extremely insulting . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm not really a great cook but I try . |
| 19 | I I 'm not really a doctor person really , but this is really troubling me up here you know . |
| 20 | Then Mr Beckenham said mildly , ‘ I 'm not really a hardened gamester , you know , Godmama . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not really a football fan , ’ she insists . |
| 22 | Let me just , le I 'm not really a , I 'm not really a very numerate political scientist but let me just run some numbers by you to give you an idea of the escalation of the change . |
| 23 | Let me just , le I 'm not really a , I 'm not really a very numerate political scientist but let me just run some numbers by you to give you an idea of the escalation of the change . |
| 24 | I I 'm not really a doctor person really , but this is really troubling me up here you know . |
| 25 | I 'm not really a Shakespeare fan . |
| 26 | I 'm not really an emotional person at all , just because I 'd rather ignore emotion than confront it , so when it comes down to really heavy shit it kinda just breezes right by me . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not really an oik , a yob , whatever you call us . |
| 28 | my Lord I 'm not really an insurance expert and I would n't like to speculate , my Lord it 's entirely possible that , that erm the |
| 29 | These are n't really a type of virus ; the name merely describes their extraordinary ability to hide from anti-virus software . |
| 30 | Pigeons are derived from the Rock Dove and which nested and perched in cliff side and buildings are the nearest thing so I the pigeons are n't really an argument and you do if you want proper birds in the city centre such as thrushes and blackbirds and even sparrows you need real trees to encourage them and the these trees are fairly mature and helpful . |