Example sentences of "not [adv] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her face was thinner , not altogether a good thing , and she 'd had her hair coloured too , a sort of pale version of the colour it used to be . |
| 2 | Being big is not necessarily a good thing : most organisms are bacteria and very few are elephants . |
| 3 | ( Not necessarily a good thing as McCullouch , esoteric as always , often attached a McCullouch stigma to his favoured acts . |
| 4 | Complete freedom is not necessarily a good thing , as the newly retired often discover , nor is it easy to use effectively . |
| 5 | He is in other words a model student though not necessarily a good one . |
| 6 | Brothers sisters , they 're the same age as you more or less , not necessarily a good idea . |
| 7 | And not necessarily a good one . |
| 8 | You know , on the surface it 's not necessarily a good bargain . |
| 9 | It 's not necessarily a good deal . |
| 10 | Automation is the key to making not only a good product but the best product . |
| 11 | I remind the hon. Gentleman that this year I secured not only a good standard spending assessment for the police but an urban crime fund for the Northumbrian police of £3.66 million . |
| 12 | Automation is the key to making not only a good product but the best product . |
| 13 | Neither my sister nor I can remember exactly what we had for dinner , but we chose not merely a good cheese but a claret of which we hoped he would approve . |
| 14 | I 've always been a d-i-y enthusiast , but it 's been more through lack of funds than genuine enthusiasm — not exactly a good basis for totally renovating a derelict house . |
| 15 | The stupid thing is that U2 are not just a good new rock-pop group , ‘ boy is n't it great that they can emerge out of the unhelpful Irish environment ’ . |
| 16 | Not just a good singer , but the best opera singer in Paris . ’ |
| 17 | To ring her the following morning seemed , therefore , not just a good , but even a right idea . |
| 18 | It is not just A Good Thing , but seen as an important part of the business . |
| 19 | I hope it will be a birthday year in in every way , er but it 's not just a good excuse to have a party there is very serious intent behind this birthday . |
| 20 | ‘ You only have your own narrow vision — and that 's not usually a good thing . |
| 21 | Photography is a highly specialised business and apart from the odd record shot it is not usually a good idea for the PRO to take his or her own photographs . |
| 22 | it 's not like a good enough reason for him to call the characters these names , like if they do n't have that much significance . |
| 23 | A further problem of the street quota system is that people on the busiest streets are not always a good sample of the general population . |
| 24 | Bearing in mind that the elderly often most enjoy visits that are on a one-to-one basis , during which they can ventilate their anxieties and have the undivided attention of a sympathetic listener , it is not always a good idea to arrive with several young children in tow , if they can be happily parked elsewhere . |
| 25 | Sometimes , with older children , it is often advocated that all refused instructions are dealt with this way but this is not always a good idea . |
| 26 | It is also important to recognise that , for many of those with disabilities , performance in one situation , such as school , is not always a good guide to performance in real living and working situations . |
| 27 | However , unlimited choice is not always a good thing . |
| 28 | Furthermore , intuition is not always a good guide , as problem 3 in the Prologue demonstrates . |
| 29 | This was not always a good thing for Virgin . |
| 30 | People make a virtue of loyalty but it 's not always a good thing . |