Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'm not [v-ing] for " in BNC.

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1 I 'm not trying for a wedding-ring or anything else ; I 'll put it down to experience , so you have no need to be afraid of my intentions , or to reproach yourself . ’
2 And if we did spent twelve hundred pounds on an aeroplane and came back with fifty million pounds worth of grants , I 'm not apologising for that .
3 ‘ The one that says you own the world and all that 's in it , that says you ca n't for the life of you figure out why I 'm not jumping for joy at the prospect of staying on here , in this house , as your grandmother 's companion . ’
4 ‘ I 'll be very disappointed if I 'm not competing for a place in the first one-day international on January 16 .
5 I 'm not suggesting for a moment it does n't cross my mind nor has Mr suggested that there has been any er deliberate failures to disclose something which was thought was , which you 've got and was thought relevant , but it , things do turn out to be potentially relevant in the course of the court appearance
6 Now I 'm not suggesting for one moment that anybody who has all the problems that dear Mr has there , but I think we might be able to learn something , do you ?
7 I 'm not suggesting for a moment that university people are n't as integrated as anyone else .
8 I 'm not suggesting for one moment it 's easy , but I mean is it possible that , you know erm accepting that this is a major conflict , it does involve all of us whether we like it or not
9 No I 'm not voting for him , he 's had an affair .
10 I 'm not swinging for your two crazy brothers , Bill .
11 I 'm not looking for attention .
12 I 'm not looking for problems or confrontations off the field .
13 I 'm not looking for excuses — I had felt great all day and I was really relaxed until six laps from the end .
14 I 'm not looking for him .
15 I 'm not looking for the exotic in my photographs .
16 I 'm not looking for it to make , make a profit ,
17 Clare said , ‘ I 'm not looking for Prince Charming .
18 I 'm not looking for the exotic in my photographs .
19 This is , I , I 'm not looking for a
20 I 'm not looking for anything . ’
21 I 'm being honest er Rod if I can earn myself twenty five thirty thousand I 'm not I 'm not looking for you know fortunes .
22 So I 'm not looking for a response to what he says at this stage .
23 I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy !
24 ‘ Thursday was probably our worst performance since I took over , but I 'm not looking for excuses .
25 not well enough to do that , so I 'm not looking for a job yet , she said your nerves are all
26 I 'm not looking for a Jag !
27 No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy
28 And I 'm not speaking for me and Jack , I 'm speaking for myself .
29 I 'm not hoping for a shell-casing , you know , but if he 'd just get a fucking nose-bleed or something , I 'd be a happy man . ’
30 He wonders why I 'm not caddying for Arnold Palmer , so I tell him there 's been a mix-up and he takes me on .
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