Example sentences of "[am/are] not [verb] for 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding . |
| 8 | No , they 're not made for a tall man er , you know my |
| 9 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 10 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |