Example sentences of "[be] not [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As stressed earlier , I am not arguing for a revived regional geography per se , but rather for ‘ a regional perspective that informs all geographical activity ’ Johnston , 1990b , p. 135 ) . |
| 2 | No , I am not going to a fancy dress party , but to work . |
| 3 | And horrified Superintendent Peter Edwards of British Transport Police , said : ‘ We are very fortunate we are not dealing with a major disaster . |
| 4 | If you are not leaving with a sour taste in your mouth , it may be viable for you to enter into an agreement with the company that you will continue to provide it with the benefit of your expertise , pursuant to a consultancy agreement . |
| 5 | Some undertake this role at a working level by assisting and challenging the business units when they submit their plans ; for example , by questioning why the business units are not competing in a certain way or as much as they should . |
| 6 | ‘ We are not aiming at a local audience , but are bearing the EEC in mind , and of course all those who come to the Frankfurt Book Fair at the same time . ’ |
| 7 | Land prices are already rising at the moment er in this region , even though house prices are not rising at a commensurate level . |
| 8 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 9 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 10 | But the athletes are making an unprecedented demand for a slice of the lucrative financial action and Tom Jennings , the agent spearheading their case , countered : ‘ We are not looking for a militant takeover , just a share of the wealth . |
| 11 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 12 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 13 | But , except for a few dedicated monarchists , Central Europeans are not dreaming of a restored Habsburg dynasty . |
| 14 | In order not to obliterate its intuitive meaning , and yet satisfy ourselves that we are not falling into a subtle trap , we denote the constant polynomial ( a , 0,0 , … ) in J[x] once again by |
| 15 | Even now Hillary is quietly garnering her own forces — and we are not talking about a social secretary and party faithful volunteers to answer the phones . |
| 16 | You are not talking about a little state . |
| 17 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
| 18 | We 're not talking about a major business park for Greater York . |
| 19 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 20 | It may very well be that I 'm not playing with a full deck . |
| 21 | Now I 'm not talking about a loud , wild time or a side-splitting , back-slapping drunken knees-up . |
| 22 | Fellows seems to have acted in the sale of the Grand Union to the Grand Junction , for in a letter to the Grand Union he pointed out that the price would have to be realistic , bearing in mind that they were not dealing with a willing purchaser . |
| 23 | The thing , two things that struck me about it , one of which is that we were not talking about a separate soundtrack , the actual existing soundtrack of the film is merged with the audio description |
| 24 | Solid as a bull whale in his confidence and peering through eyes that suggest he is not lacking in a little magic himself , Hugh Smith calmly rebuts every argument that London is in decline . |
| 25 | In Rangoon Nu announced : ‘ AFPFL is not calling for a general strike among workers at the present time . |
| 26 | She is not operating within a hopeful situation of growth and development , in which she will see the fruits of her work in terms of certain ambitions fulfilled for herself and her family , with the love and companionship of a husband to support her . |
| 27 | Miss Thomas is not relying upon a contractual obligation other than an obligation by the university to comply with its own domestic laws . |
| 28 | Sometimes the tears come for no reason ( by which phrase we mean that someone is not crying for a particular reason , for something or someone in particular , but that they are crying for everything ) . |
| 29 | And as it 's not flying on a vertical pole , it needs planning permission . |
| 30 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |