Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " 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 | Some undertake this role at a working level by assisting and challenging the business units when they submit their plans ; for example , by questioning why the business units are not competing in a certain way or as much as they should . |
| 3 | It did not appear to be caused by needle or pusher , because it was not happening in a regular line — just spasmodically . |
| 4 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 7 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 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 | Nevertheless , the report did criticize the police for not preventing the incident and in particular for not acting on a wide range of warnings that unrest had been planned . |
| 14 | The natural meaning of that term is ‘ not acting as a reasonable local authority would act , ’ as opposed to ‘ behaviour so unreasonable that no reasonable authority would countenance it ’ . |
| 15 | We are also very strongly influenced by our expectations ; if we have heard and understood half a sentence , it seems that our brain is already guessing at what the rest of it will be before it is heard , and is certainly not acting in a passive way like a simple machine . |
| 16 | She is not operating within a hopeful situation of growth and development , in which she will see the fruits of her work in terms of certain ambitions fulfilled for herself and her family , with the love and companionship of a husband to support her . |
| 17 | I still put myself to sleep by thinking about not lying on a cold pavement covered with newspapers . |
| 18 | No , I am not going to a fancy dress party , but to work . |
| 19 | McLeish threw it away and methodically sorted his notes ; he was not going near a top firm of solicitors without a very careful list of questions , and his first port of call that morning was to be Huttons , who had been Angela Morgan 's solicitors . |
| 20 | ‘ We are not aiming at a local audience , but are bearing the EEC in mind , and of course all those who come to the Frankfurt Book Fair at the same time . ’ |
| 21 | Solid as a bull whale in his confidence and peering through eyes that suggest he is not lacking in a little magic himself , Hugh Smith calmly rebuts every argument that London is in decline . |
| 22 | However , the form of section 2(2) means that with regard to liability for animals not belonging to a dangerous species the position will be fundamentally the same as at common law , since the damage must be of a kind made likely by the characteristics known to the keeper . |
| 23 | And as it 's not flying on a vertical pole , it needs planning permission . |
| 24 | In Rangoon Nu announced : ‘ AFPFL is not calling for a general strike among workers at the present time . |
| 25 | Land prices are already rising at the moment er in this region , even though house prices are not rising at a commensurate level . |
| 26 | My old man had this thing about all of us [ a family of ten ] growing up in this society and not getting into a black thing . |
| 27 | Well no , we got two in the sidelines , we got this Indian guy who was not coming for a second interview until we can say we 'll pay him |
| 28 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |
| 29 | Although probably not suffering from a serious psychiatric illness , he is likely to feel confused , angry , and ( above all else ) hopeless . |
| 30 | Some thought he had suffered a momentary heart problem , but he was not running like a tired horse and afterwards was completely sound . |