Example sentences of "was [not/n't] looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was not looking at it . |
| 2 | But he was not looking at her . |
| 3 | The amiable West Indian realized that the man who served up the frothy coffee was not looking at his watch in order to see what time it was but more to indicate that he knew damned well what time it was — late , too late . |
| 4 | He was not looking at what the girl was doing with the match . |
| 5 | In this account he realized her timidity and managed to pretend that he was not looking at her , which seems extremely unlikely . |
| 6 | He was not looking at me any more , but was staring out to sea where a small tanker , her navigation lights glowing bright in the falling darkness , nudged gingerly towards the bunkering buoys . |
| 7 | He was not looking at me , but staring doggedly ahead into the turning white light of the Hole in the Wall . |
| 8 | One can therefore presume that he was not looking at the landscape as scenery but as habitat . |
| 9 | She was not looking at Alice . |
| 10 | He was not looking at her . |
| 11 | He was not looking at her , did not see how unaffected she was . |
| 12 | Slowly he righted himself and took off the mask , although she could not see his face for she was not looking at him . |
| 13 | I belatedly realized I was not looking at a reproduction . |
| 14 | He was not looking at her . |
| 15 | He could afford to study her , for she was not looking at him with any but surface attention . |
| 16 | He was not looking at me at all . |
| 17 | But he was not looking at her . |
| 18 | Robert was the only one among staff , parents and boys who was not looking at Mafouz . |
| 19 | Then the hand got higher and the grip tighter and suddenly Sally was not looking at me but at the old lady in the chair and saying sharply : ‘ Mrs Cody ! |
| 20 | Jessica was not looking at her , for which she was grateful . |
| 21 | He had never seen a credit card , and indeed he was not looking at one now . |
| 22 | Suppose that my friend was not looking for me at all . |
| 23 | He told himself he was not looking for a lover , but simply the opportunity to tell Resenence about the dream . |
| 24 | Signe was not looking towards me . |
| 25 | She was not looking in their direction , her head was turned to say something to whomever she was with , her short hair blown straight up by the wind as they went into the little newsagent 's , leaving McLeish a clear run to get Catherine back to the Yard . |
| 26 | On catching sight of me she threw up her head , and as I was not looking in her direction she stood stock still , as these animals have a habit of doing when they are under the impression that they have not been seen . |
| 27 | She waved to him but he was not looking in her direction . |
| 28 | He could , because Mrs Wright was n't looking at him . |
| 29 | Miss Harker was n't looking at the board . |
| 30 | Vern was n't looking at anything . |