Example sentences of "[not/n't] looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not looking for you to fail — every audition panel wants you to be good . |
| 2 | We are not looking for additions to the canon of ‘ sacred places ’ . |
| 3 | The Conservative Party is not looking for experts , but it is looking for men and women who have a good working knowledge of contemporary politics and a proven track record of experience in the party , and who above all know their own minds . |
| 4 | ‘ We are not looking for a leader , ’ Douglas Wilson from Burton said . |
| 5 | When she first stood in for Terry Wogan she insisted , ‘ I love standing in for Wogan but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights and me swooping down a staircase . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I love standing in for Wogan , but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights ’ |
| 7 | I 'm not looking for attention . |
| 8 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 9 | The assessors explain that they are not looking for the best ; ‘ that 'd be hopeless . |
| 10 | Very few people have no sugar in their diet , and in many parts of the world they are not looking for slimming aids . |
| 11 | I am not looking for maximum performance or power . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | God is not looking for ability , but availability . |
| 14 | He is not looking for people who can make decisions for him , but people through whom he can implement his decisions . |
| 15 | It is almost like a little grunt and occurs in sentences but not necessarily when one word is spoken on its own — another good reason why you should always speechread the sentence as a unit , not looking for individual words . |
| 16 | ‘ We 're not looking for a conflict . |
| 17 | Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths . |
| 18 | ‘ But we are peaceful people and we are not looking for revenge . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not looking for problems or confrontations off the field . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Cox 's preference for understating — or perhaps not looking for — early signs of pathology , even in those of her subjects who later showed it , is understandable if one recalls the origins of her study . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not looking for excuses — I had felt great all day and I was really relaxed until six laps from the end . |
| 28 | I am not looking for money , just a deep involvement and I must be worth a telephone call . |
| 29 | I 'm not looking for him . |
| 30 | As a researcher , it was very important to be sensitive to these problems and consistently reassure social workers that I was not undertaking any semi-official enquiry , and not looking for particular cases that ‘ go wrong ’ . |