Example sentences of "is not exactly a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yer occupation of wood preservation consultant is not exactly a description he comes across every day . ’ |
| 2 | This is not exactly a character that springs to mind watching her at the Queen Vic jumping into the sack with her husband 's brother . |
| 3 | ‘ However , ‘ normal ’ is not exactly a word that fits you , so we will let that one go . ’ |
| 4 | The revised clause is not exactly a paraphrase of the original one , since it implies something more : the old man was not just insensitive to his elder son 's feelings , but was so insensitive as to be possibly unaware of them . |
| 5 | At £5 per quarter , this rarity is not exactly a budget snack , but with a focaccia still warm from the oven and accompanied by a few herb-steeped olives , it could be the most extraordinary sandwich you ever eat . |
| 6 | At around £800 , it is not exactly a snip — particularly as it has been worn before . |
| 7 | A gift shop , a snack bar and a petrol station is not exactly a model , thriving Highland community , and the disquieting feeling that these places now exist only to empty the contents of your wallet if you so much as slow down is not a pleasant one . |
| 8 | The reverse tends to be the case with Ventura which is both extremely complex as a program and is further hampered by a user interface that is not exactly a model of the way things happen in the real world . |
| 9 | ( Dec 22-Jan 20 ) The planetary heavyweights — Saturn , Neptune and Uranus — are still passing through your own birth sign and when all things are said and done , life — as any self-respecting Capricorn will readily admit — is not exactly a barrel of laughs at the moment . |