Example sentences of "[not/n't] look [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman had not looked like a prostitute , besides which had that been the case Fedorov 's driver should have been taking a walk along the quay , or just sitting gazing tactfully ahead . |
| 2 | I had not looked in a mirror for a long time , not closely . |
| 3 | And I mean if they 'd not looked in a paper in nineteen eighty seven eighty eight , and realized that fifteen percent of the fund had suddenly gone missing cos it had you know dropped they they 'd have still got income from their investments , and if they did n't need to cash it , then it would have been no problem at all . |
| 4 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
| 5 | I belatedly realized I was not looking at a reproduction . |
| 6 | ‘ We are not looking for a leader , ’ Douglas Wilson from Burton said . |
| 7 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 8 | ‘ We 're not looking for a conflict . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 15 | This is , I , I 'm not looking for a |
| 16 | He told himself he was not looking for a lover , but simply the opportunity to tell Resenence about the dream . |
| 17 | ‘ I am not looking for a ghost . |
| 18 | So I 'm not looking for a response to what he says at this stage . |
| 19 | Staff at Watford Gap say they 're not looking for a place in the annals of high cuisine , just to continue making their customers a nice cup of tea in the morning or a nice cup of tea with their tea . |
| 20 | And the chairman added : ‘ While we will have to strengthen the squad to compete at the higher level , we are certainly not looking for a lot of new players . |
| 21 | not well enough to do that , so I 'm not looking for a job yet , she said your nerves are all |
| 22 | I 'm not looking for a Jag ! |
| 23 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 24 | As she looked at the vast and busy canvas , Miss Hatherby sensed she was finding it difficult to take in and said , ‘ You know Constance , you can not look at a painting with the same eyes as you stare down Chollerton High Street . |
| 25 | With that Honourable he could approach a ready Miss D'Arcy who would not look at a tradesman , a craftsman , let alone a common man whatever his industry or honesty . |
| 26 | She did not look for a hotel . |
| 27 | We should not look for a simple reflection : ‘ a single , fixed mode of exchange ; in reality there are many modes , their character is determined historically , and they are continually renegotiated ’ . |
| 28 | It made it clear that , whatever their achievements in the past , the direct-grant schools could not look towards a stable future within the national system of education . |
| 29 | Meninga , it must be said , did not look like a man under undue pressure as he genially fended press questions yesterday , even laughing off a suggestion from one of his braver interlocuters that his weight had recently ballooned . |
| 30 | Dr Tyrell stressed that the results do not mean that a similar vaccine can be made for HIV ‘ but at least the road now does not look like a dead end ’ . |