Sentence examples for was not very British from inspiring English sources

Exact(1)

That was not very British, he says.

Similar(59)

The truth is, Burning Man is not very British; it is unlikely to rain, and you won't find Rolf Harris playing on any stage.

"Every time I hear anybody talking about British values, my toes curl, because it's not very British to talk about it," he said.

OK, it's going to be embarrassing, and sure, it's not very British, but some things are worth fighting for.

The publication quotes a source that says the 34-year-old British model "wasn't very happy, even before all this happened.

I let them take a picture and said the line in a fake British accent that wasn't very good, just so they would go away.

It's not very different to the British sandwich of tomatoes neatly sliced in thin slices of bread (with the crusts removed) then cut into dainty triangles.

The Americans claimed 20 killed and another 20 wounded, and Washington in a letter to Congress said the losses were "not very considerable"; however, the British reported burying 41 Americans, and Howe's official report claimed "not less than fifty killed and many more wounded".

Under impertinent questioning from your reporter, he admitted to hearing that the British are not very friendly to foreigners, or as he put it, that "they do not want to talk to them".

Actually his list of authors ancient or modern is not very long, and from the British 18th century he cites rather few names: Hume, for his few pages, and Colley Cibber for his "gay follies" are the closest comparisons.

These figures were not very different compared with the British figures based on use of ATGS-8 where the alpha value was 0.76 and item-total correlations varied from 0.39-0.58 0.39-0.58

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: