Example sentences of "[am/are] [not/n't] so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not so complacent that I would say they wo n't become a formidable competitor but for now they are not , ’ Jonathan Martin , head of sport at the BBC , said . |
| 2 | However , I hope I am not so complacent that I am unable to acknowledge the difficulties of trying to bring about change . |
| 3 | I am not so young and green that I am unaware of that . |
| 4 | However I am not so enamoured of the sound of my own voice that , bearing in mind what er Dr has said about the amount of business , I would insist on inflicting it upon it if someone would be prepared to second it and the convenor and the assembly be prepared to accept it . |
| 5 | I am not so thick-brained that I did n't get the memo . ’ |
| 6 | I am not so convinced about his melodic gifts in this work . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not so easy a conquest ! ’ she stormed . |
| 8 | ‘ I am not so dry , |
| 9 | I am not so sure about the Japanese honeymoon couples . |
| 10 | Admittedly , in recent years , top coaches such as ‘ Chalkie ’ White at Leicester and Alan Davies at Nottingham has provided a focus and created a centre of excellence which has attracted players but I am not so sure that the same parameters still apply . |
| 11 | ‘ You like this Giuoco Piano opening ? ’ says Sergei , and then I am not so sure . |
| 12 | I did and I passed the exam ( which seemed very important at the time , although now I am not so sure ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I am not so sure the awards were conceived for people such as sportsmen and businessmen who are paid to do their job . ’ |
| 14 | One minute I feel she is and then I am not so sure . |
| 15 | But I am not so sure that I should have recognised what I recognised unconsciously at the time of writing : that I was in a state of helplessness , the helplessness of being a non-person . |
| 16 | Her friends here in the House say she would make an excellent mouthpiece , but I am not so sure . |
| 17 | Now I am not so sure . |
| 18 | It may be true for many services which are involved mainly with the transmission of information such as financial , legal and educational services , but for other services such as catering and food preparation , film production or computer services , I am not so sure . |
| 19 | Now I am not so sure . |
| 20 | Now I am not so sure . |
| 21 | In the positive sense of showing sympathy and understanding and above all , in listening to the children talk , I am not so sure about there being a majority … |
| 22 | " I am not so sure whether I can handle the fame of being the last project leader of the old St. Joe 's ! " |
| 23 | As a character , I am not so sure about the importance of his role . |
| 24 | ‘ It is a matter for the members of the Orange Order if they wish to build a monument but I am not so sure if the ratepayers of Belfast should be asked to foot the bill , ’ she said . |
| 25 | PAMELA : [ in tears ] Forgive me , good sir , you see I am not so hardy . |
| 26 | While I am happy that our efforts to keep more heavy traffic off the roads should achieve front page prominence , I am not so keen that so much journalistic ‘ topspin ’ should have been applied in the process . |
| 27 | But I am not so much angry , she decided , as upset at being misunderstood , at this complete and utter disregard of my situation . |
| 28 | In suggesting that the idea of higher education is hinged on self-criticism , I am not so much developing a personal concept of higher education , therefore , as drawing to the surface our common ( though largely hidden ) understanding of higher education . |
| 29 | ‘ What you are saying is that I am not so much searching for Harry , rather , Harry is winding me in , like a fish on a line — ’ |
| 30 | I am not so naive as to expect a blinding flash of understanding , but bit by bit I think I am beginning to see patterns of behaviour , and even — in some cases — to recognise individuals . |