Example sentences of "not [v-ing] for [art] [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 | This is not catering for the indigenous population of Ayrshire and Arran . |
| 3 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 8 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The squabbling is not fitting for the so-called ambassador for Liverpool . |
| 12 | This time he moved across to her , and she flinched back , not caring for the threatening look on his face . |
| 13 | Not waiting for the official Alpha launch on November 10 , DEC had Jensen , its Alpha AXP personal computer prototype , out at Net World in Dallas last week . |
| 14 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 15 | In Rangoon Nu announced : ‘ AFPFL is not calling for a general strike among workers at the present time . |
| 16 | No what amazes me Mr Chairman is that here we are , we 're being cost conscious on every ground and we 're saying we 're making a statement that we enter into an exercise that we have no idea , we 're not asking for the actual cost , we are asking , we are asking you must of had an idea what it would cost or I feel Mr Chairman that that , can I put it mildly , lack of planning and certainly financial planning possibly |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | And neither do you , for Levi has never played in an Open Championship , although in a thoughtful moment he will say that he may have erred in not entering for the Old Course last year , and that now he may well play The Open . |
| 19 | But Robin-Anne did not react , and I looked down to see that she was not watching for the new day , but was crying . |
| 20 | Access to mental health services often bypasses social services departments ( unlike services such as those for the elderly ) ; thus the bulk of the initial screening will probably be undertaken by staff not working for the local authority . |
| 21 | He said that if the Tories had policies that were not working for the Scottish economy then the silence of the SNP since last year 's general election told the real story of what independence for Scotland would really mean . |
| 22 | Clint Eastwood ‘ When a naked man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher 's knife and a hard-on , I figure he is n't collecting for the Red Cross , ’ Dirty Harry |