Example sentences of "not looking [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm it , we 've covered some of it , the rest , er , again , because we 're not looking at such large large sums , you know , as Cover Master for Home Health Checks and things like that , erm , but , basically , no . |
| 2 | We just sat there not looking at each other , all day , until she burst out with all that anger , ‘ You fucking bitch you 've finished the goddam bloody cigarettes . ’ |
| 3 | In fact love has been defined as not looking at each other , but looking in the same direction . |
| 4 | They stood , not looking at each other , with Bob holding the case . |
| 5 | They both sat there , not looking at each other , not daring to move . |
| 6 | He wanted to speak , to say anything so as not to seem sullen or graceless , but there was nothing ; and they went into the restaurant stiffly , not looking at each other . |
| 7 | right , and I look over to Roger and Roger 's flicking through his notes like this and as you , you were peeping through and he 's trying to find out what , what he 's talking about , they 're not looking at each other and anyway at the end of it , er we went through it and at the end of it he turned round and went how was it , what were you playing at , what was that spiel that you gave it 's in my brief , that 's one of my objections |
| 8 | A middle-aged woman , matronly in appearance and , thought Tony , not looking at all comical , went straight into a saucy monologue about an amorous coalman who left dusty handprints on various parts of his lady customers ' anatomies . |
| 9 | And if every , everybody brings a friend then you 're looking at fifty people , and I 'm not looking at fifty people , I 'm looking at this lot . |
| 10 | We 're not looking at that point of view we 're looking at more like working together to find a solution . |
| 11 | But they were not looking at one point , as the worshippers did at the Wimbledon Islamic Boys ' School ( Day Independent ) : they were moving up and down , backwards and forwards , bumping into each other and generally carrying on like people at Victoria Station during the rush hour . |
| 12 | But to eyes not looking through ancient spectacles , it assuredly appears as an affair of the intercourse of a living being with its physical and social environment . |
| 13 | JB : Well , yes , we 've got that wall dividing us , you see , so we 're not looking over each other 's shoulder all day . |
| 14 | But this was about sitting on horses not looking into other people 's eyes . |
| 15 | I 'd be interested in reports about any of the games played so far … not looking to good is it ! |
| 16 | We are certainly not looking for new customers . ’ |
| 17 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 18 | It is almost like a little grunt and occurs in sentences but not necessarily when one word is spoken on its own — another good reason why you should always speechread the sentence as a unit , not looking for individual words . |
| 19 | Because , look at , I 'm not , you know , I 'm not er gon na even talk about the disaster at airport things , you know , the taking off and landing , if you 've got a stadium nearby with a lot of people in it , and one of these disasters happened to happen , I know we 're not looking for that , but if it does , you 're gon na have a stadium full of people if a plane comes down , well , you know . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | By now certain that Meehan and Griffiths were the murderers of Mrs Ross , the Crown Office in Edinburgh issued a statement that with Griffiths 's death and Meehan 's arrest , they were not looking for any other suspects in connection with the Ayr murder — thus , said Nicky , prejudging the very issue that was to come to trial . |
| 22 | ‘ If there are no other objections , ’ Sladen was carefully not looking for any , ‘ then I think we can proceed with the meeting as it is currently constituted . |
| 23 | I am looking for a Leeds United match programme … not looking for any particular but I would prefer the most recent or a forthcoming copy . |
| 24 | Therefore , we 're not , other than the specific items that appear on your additions list , we 're not looking for any growth in the base budget at this stage , over and above that that 's already built into your budget base . |
| 25 | Police say they found a hammer in the house and are not looking for any other weapon . |
| 26 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 27 | They are not looking for some chopped-down Open University course . ’ |
| 28 | Well we 're not looking for those anyway are we ? |
| 29 | I am not looking for maximum performance or power . |
| 30 | As a researcher , it was very important to be sensitive to these problems and consistently reassure social workers that I was not undertaking any semi-official enquiry , and not looking for particular cases that ‘ go wrong ’ . |