Example sentences of "[not/n't] fooled " in BNC.
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1 | The truth may be that in the long run , as Lincoln thought , people are not fooled . |
2 | She was not fooled for an instant nor so cut off from news that she had not heard that war was in the air again . |
3 | I 'm not fooled by things like aprons . ’ |
4 | However , Walter 's friend is not fooled and , drawing a seat and offering tea , whispers pointedly , ‘ Bonjour Mademoiselle ’ . |
5 | In spite of my debilitated state , I was not fooled . |
6 | When we look at a house in the distance and we see a small house — say half an inch high — surrounded by trees two inches high , we are not fooled into perceiving them as small . |
7 | The Secretary of State for Energy , Mr Nigel Lawson , had not fooled them with his praise for the fast reactor two days earlier ; for his action , to delay the work all but indefinitely , spoke louder than his words . |
8 | Although he had removed all trace of labelling from the cassette the Duty Men were not fooled . |
9 | The three parties , or whatever fucking parties are standing in this election , we 're not fooled by those fucking wankers . |
10 | Of course , I was not fooled . |
11 | But the 7,500 punters at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre were not fooled — there was scattered booing after the ninth and 10th rounds over Eubank 's inability to deck this human punchbag . |
12 | His eighth point is another that we have been pushing — that Gerstner should not fooled into thinking the ‘ services ’ business will automatically become IBM 's saviour . |
13 | Once again , says Mr Teicher , he at least was not fooled : in 1979 he wrote a report describing the horribleness of the Iraqi dictator and explaining the threat he posed to American interests . |
14 | Although I insisted to the referee that the goal should stand because I had sent Pahdra on as substitute , the ref was not fooled , especially as Mr Singh was still wearing his dufflecoat and brogues . |
15 | I 'm not fooled . ’ |
16 | Not fooled ; not fooled . |
17 | Not fooled ; not fooled . |
18 | Not fooled , she thought , not fooled . |
19 | Not fooled , she thought , not fooled . |
20 | ‘ And I 'm not fooled now . ’ |
21 | ‘ Lovely , is it ? ’ he echoed , not fooled at all . |
22 | He 's had plenty of dealing with your sort — he 's not fooled for one minute and neither am I ! ’ |
23 | Clare was not fooled by any of this , although Sue certainly was , and Bryony seemed to be coming round . |
24 | The Americans were not fooled by the papers . |
25 | Well , I 'm not fooled that easily . |
26 | Swiss not fooled ! |
27 | The Aston Villa manager , whose team can confirm their new favouritism for the crown by building on a two-point lead at the top , insists he is not fooled by Walker 's apparent concession of the title after Norwich 's 3-0 defeat at Wimbledon on Saturday . |
28 | Montgomery was n't fooled at all . |
29 | The old gag had n't fooled them for a minute . |
30 | ‘ I was n't fooled then , ’ said Emma , smiling at him . |