Example sentences of "not [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One type of authoritarian rule had been followed by another , not allowing for that kind of unsettling liberalization which is so conducive to uprisings among minorities . |
| 2 | Now I 'm not suggesting for one moment that anybody who has all the problems that dear Mr has there , but I think we might be able to learn something , do you ? |
| 3 | I 'm not suggesting for one moment it 's easy , but I mean is it possible that , you know erm accepting that this is a major conflict , it does involve all of us whether we like it or not |
| 4 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 8 | I am not looking for maximum performance or power . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Remember that we are adjusting to the track rhythm , not going for all-out speed yet — that would be risky . |
| 11 | she says we 're just not gon na be able to use drawers that 's all she said I 'm not going for another bed |
| 12 | Hope he 's not going for any drinking . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not waiting for any session to finish . |
| 14 | He turned abruptly away , not waiting for any answer . |
| 15 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 16 | The report was criticised for not calling for urgent action to reduce lead in petrol . |
| 17 | I 'M NOT asking for preferential treatment . |
| 18 | This was seen as a very significant move , given India 's longstanding insistence that Kashmir was an exclusively bilateral issue , but subsequent statements by the Ministry of External Affairs emphasised that purpose of the meeting was purely to give information and that India was not asking for international mediation . |
| 19 | He pointed out that , unlike the South Western Board , he was not asking for any subsidy . |
| 20 | ‘ You have n't been listening , Claudia ; we 're not parting for one moment until I find Garry — and it 's time you called me Roman . ’ |
| 21 | Because when you are 12,000 miles away you 're not playing for any country . |
| 22 | Yeah I 'm only I 'm not working for two pound fifty . |
| 23 | I said you 're not working for forty pound a week |
| 24 | Yeah and it , of course it was an icy road when he went through there it was your side 's not working for some reason . |
| 25 | What if Lubor said he had heard , but that Ven was n't returning for another week ? |
| 26 | Apparently he was n't touting for more Pest Control business , rather his tropical iguana had escaped and made off through the undergrowth . |
| 27 | ‘ This is just another demonstration that they are n't fighting for any cause . |