Example sentences of "i be [not/n't] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not looking for a ghost . |
| 2 | I am not suggesting for a moment that this kind of problem can be resolved merely by putting more resources in , but at the same time there is need to spend more money , perhaps . |
| 3 | As stressed earlier , I am not arguing for a revived regional geography per se , but rather for ‘ a regional perspective that informs all geographical activity ’ Johnston , 1990b , p. 135 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not trying for a wedding-ring or anything else ; I 'll put it down to experience , so you have no need to be afraid of my intentions , or to reproach yourself . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll be very disappointed if I 'm not competing for a place in the first one-day international on January 16 . |
| 6 | I 'm not suggesting for a moment it does n't cross my mind nor has Mr suggested that there has been any er deliberate failures to disclose something which was thought was , which you 've got and was thought relevant , but it , things do turn out to be potentially relevant in the course of the court appearance |
| 7 | I 'm not suggesting for a moment that university people are n't as integrated as anyone else . |
| 8 | This is , I , I 'm not looking for a |
| 9 | So I 'm not looking for a response to what he says at this stage . |
| 10 | not well enough to do that , so I 'm not looking for a job yet , she said your nerves are all |
| 11 | I 'm not looking for a Jag ! |
| 12 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 13 | I 'm not hoping for a shell-casing , you know , but if he 'd just get a fucking nose-bleed or something , I 'd be a happy man . ’ |
| 14 | Oh ’ — he looked into the basket — ‘ I 'm not going for a week ; I just wanted a sandwich or two . |
| 15 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |
| 16 | I 'm not asking for a vote on it I 'm simply giving you my opinion . |
| 17 | I 'm not asking for a lesson on highway modelling particularly at half past four in the afternoon but what 's your reaction to what Mr said about the way in which your model would perform in other words on an all or nothing basis , when it 's shorter it all goes that way ? |
| 18 | I was not asking for a debate and I want to make that quite clear . |
| 19 | But I was not going for a bus ride , I was looking for the gents . |
| 20 | I was n't looking for a job because I had n't finished my training , but er a friend of mine has h her father is a G P in Loughton , and he erm was at a meeting with the senior partner of my practice , and they said do you know of anybody who 's interested in a partnership ? |
| 21 | Needless to say , I was n't asked for a repeat performance ! |
| 22 | I 'd promised myself then and there : I was n't going for a second appointment . |