Example sentences of "[not/n't] looking [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water .
2 All you 've got to do is concentrate on getting out quick and running your own thing , not looking at the next guy .
3 And Tory arguments that the tax would make companies uncompetitive were not looking at the whole picture .
4 Katherine nodded fractionally , and the butler bowed and moved silently from the room , not looking at the younger man .
5 When I write again in twelve months ’ time I shall be extremely disappointed if , world events permitting , we have not met our targets and are not looking at an improved set of results .
6 And it is my responsibility to make sure the players concentrate over the entire 90 minutes and are not looking towards the next match .
7 That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man .
8 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 .
9 No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy
10 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 .
11 You are not looking for a fast drop in weight .
12 They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit .
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 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 .
15 And so it would not be right to say that we 're not looking after the local element of the population .
16 So I suppose whatever area you went into , erm you might find it a bit frustrating to start with , because you were n't looking at the big picture .
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