Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver wondered why Angelina was not clamouring for a new vote in order to support her fiancé and decided that this was some further infamous plan on her part . |
| 2 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 3 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 4 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 7 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In Rangoon Nu announced : ‘ AFPFL is not calling for a general strike among workers at the present time . |
| 11 | Well no , we got two in the sidelines , we got this Indian guy who was not coming for a second interview until we can say we 'll pay him |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | I 'd promised myself then and there : I was n't going for a second appointment . |