Example sentences of "[am/are] not looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not looking for maximum performance or power . |
| 2 | I am not looking for money , just a deep involvement and I must be worth a telephone call . |
| 3 | I am not looking for , or expecting , sympathy , but as I have selflessly ridden through the valley of the Multivite Vegeburger/Singletons Valve Replacement League Division Three , I have taken abuse to the left of me and phlegm to the right . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not looking for a ghost . |
| 5 | ‘ I am not looking for commitment ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He said ‘ it 's not bad , is it ’ , but I have seen it before at different levels and I am not looking at it too much at this stage . |
| 7 | ‘ But I am not looking like Hindu . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Although I am not looking like … ’ |
| 9 | And it is my responsibility to make sure the players concentrate over the entire 90 minutes and are not looking towards the next match . |
| 10 | They are not looking for you to fail — every audition panel wants you to be good . |
| 11 | We are not looking for additions to the canon of ‘ sacred places ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ We are not looking for a leader , ’ Douglas Wilson from Burton said . |
| 13 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 14 | The assessors explain that they are not looking for the best ; ‘ that 'd be hopeless . |
| 15 | Very few people have no sugar in their diet , and in many parts of the world they are not looking for slimming aids . |
| 16 | Dr Alun Gee , NRA technical manager for the Welsh region , said , ‘ We are not looking for any relaxation in current standards ’ and the objectives will contain a ‘ no deterioration ’ clause . |
| 17 | ‘ But we are peaceful people and we are not looking for revenge . |
| 18 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ We are not looking for jobs for life , just a sensible arrangement , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ‘ We are not looking for domination , but equality , ’ he said , again demanding that Sinn Fein must be included in political talks . |
| 24 | As stated earlier in this chapter , at this stage we are not looking for solutions but an understanding of the organisation . |
| 25 | On the other hand , we certainly are not looking for the bland , but rather for the anodyne which is also intriguing and interesting and has a sense of positive enthusiasm . ’ |
| 26 | And if we are not looking for something which is as restrictive as greenbelt we ought neither to be expressing in whatever terms a presumption or describing something which is permissible as an exception . |
| 27 | We 've found a shot gun and are not looking for anyone in connection with this . |
| 28 | Police say they found a hammer in the house and are not looking for any other weapon . |
| 29 | Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the killings . |
| 30 | ‘ We are treating this as murder , but we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it , ’ an RUC spokesman said . |