Example sentences of "and [not/n't] a word [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah said , and Mick added , ‘ And not a word about world affairs for once . ’ |
| 2 | Not a word of gratefulness and not a word of forgiveness and not a word of love . |
| 3 | Not a word of gratefulness and not a word of forgiveness and not a word of love . |
| 4 | She struggled with the cold fear that had laid its hand on her : she had gone with a man , without protesting , without a single pledge from him , and not a word of kindness , not a promise for tomorrow ; she looked at Sabina 's back in front of her , the pinafore tied behind over her gathered skirt , and imagined her husband 's hands around that still sturdy small of her back , and wondered had she let him do that , do what Tommaso had done , before they were married ? |
| 5 | In fact I happened just to have spent the weekend with a dear friend and was well aware that at some point over the two days she had entertained everyone suspected of being concerned , and not a word of politics was discussed , nor a syllable about supplanting anybody . |