Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
2 | That either they have n't been able to think about it very carefully , not looking at the real options , or have n't got an electric point , so they ca n't have an electric shredder , or whatever the appropriate way of dealing with the more sort of shrubby erm waste that they 're likely to have . |
3 | As Pyke got me a half of bitter I stood there regarding the rows of inverted bottles behind the barman 's head , not looking at the other actors in the pub , who I knew were all staring at me . |
4 | All you 've got to do is concentrate on getting out quick and running your own thing , not looking at the next guy . |
5 | And Tory arguments that the tax would make companies uncompetitive were not looking at the whole picture . |
6 | Katherine nodded fractionally , and the butler bowed and moved silently from the room , not looking at the younger man . |
7 | When I write again in twelve months ’ time I shall be extremely disappointed if , world events permitting , we have not met our targets and are not looking at an improved set of results . |
8 | Norway is a particularly interesting example where they saw a rocketing rate of smoking amongst adolescents they introduced a smoking ban , er an an advertising ban , and in fact , it 's reversed and they , they 're youngsters are not smoking at the same rate as as they were . |
9 | If the economy is not growing at an annual rate of 3 per cent by the middle of 1994 as the Chancellor 's Budget arithmetic assumes , revenues will be less buoyant and the spending on welfare will be greater than forecast . |
10 | Many professionals within the Lloyd 's market welcome the current crop of departures as there is an excess of financial capacity within the market at a time when business is not growing at the same rate as the available capacity . |
11 | Those not teaching at the present time are welcome to attend on a daily basis at £2 per session . |
12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
13 | Land prices are already rising at the moment er in this region , even though house prices are not rising at a commensurate level . |
14 | Consistent sailing means not taking too many unnecessary risks , such as not starting at the crowded end of the start line or sailing completely to one side of the beat where just one unfavourable wind shift can ruin you . |
15 | No two candidates will respond to questions in exactly the same way so you must keep a fair amount of flexibility in your approach — it would be wrong to stop a candidate from following up an interesting and potentially revealing answer simply because it is not coming at the designated point in your schedule . |
16 | Both male and female goats may be infertile for a number of reasons , ranging from the male having painful feet to the female not ovulating at the right time . |
17 | As the hull value of 707s , 727s , DC-8s and their ilk falls , their support costs — engines , systems , airport facilities etc , is not decreasing at the same rate . |
18 | So I suppose whatever area you went into , erm you might find it a bit frustrating to start with , because you were n't looking at the big picture . |
19 | ‘ We only found out Peter was n't coming at the last minute . |