Example sentences of "not [v-ing] for any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Alun Gee , NRA technical manager for the Welsh region , said , ‘ We are not looking for any relaxation in current standards ’ and the objectives will contain a ‘ no deterioration ’ clause . |
| 2 | By now certain that Meehan and Griffiths were the murderers of Mrs Ross , the Crown Office in Edinburgh issued a statement that with Griffiths 's death and Meehan 's arrest , they were not looking for any other suspects in connection with the Ayr murder — thus , said Nicky , prejudging the very issue that was to come to trial . |
| 3 | ‘ If there are no other objections , ’ Sladen was carefully not looking for any , ‘ then I think we can proceed with the meeting as it is currently constituted . |
| 4 | I am looking for a Leeds United match programme … not looking for any particular but I would prefer the most recent or a forthcoming copy . |
| 5 | Therefore , we 're not , other than the specific items that appear on your additions list , we 're not looking for any growth in the base budget at this stage , over and above that that 's already built into your budget base . |
| 6 | Police say they found a hammer in the house and are not looking for any other weapon . |
| 7 | I tell you , I 'm not giving you a penny more for clothes , I 'm not paying for any driving lessons when you 're seventeen , I 'm not shelling out for another disco , I 'm not giving you another lift to a party that everyone else in your year 's going to and you 'd be a freak if you missed it . |
| 8 | Which I 'm not paying for any more ! |
| 9 | Hope he 's not going for any drinking . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not waiting for any session to finish . |
| 11 | He gave Midnight a nudge , not waiting for any answers . |
| 12 | He turned abruptly away , not waiting for any answer . |
| 13 | ‘ They 're retreating , sir ! ’ the Sergeant shouted to an officer far behind him , then , not waiting for any orders , spurred his horse forward . |
| 14 | I was not aiming for any distant target , and nor does natural selection . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't get me wrong — we 're not asking for any favours from the referee , ’ said the inspirational Leeds midfielder . |
| 16 | He pointed out that , unlike the South Western Board , he was not asking for any subsidy . |
| 17 | Because when you are 12,000 miles away you 're not playing for any country . |
| 18 | He says the company is n't looking for any more investors and should soon start generating cash . |
| 19 | Tivoli is n't looking for any more investors and should soon start generating cash . |
| 20 | I figured the last interview I 'd given them , right after the bombing of Flight 103 , had probably been the root cause of why my life had been turned inside out , and I was n't looking for any more trouble . |
| 21 | We were n't asking for any more wages . |
| 22 | ‘ This is just another demonstration that they are n't fighting for any cause . |