Example sentences of "[prep] not a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other parts of the Americas , settlers had been done away with , by what means nobody later could discover , for new arrivals would find the incomers ' stockade deserted , with not a sign of struggle . |
| 2 | I know that I laughed a lot , and that Will said it was a stupid play , with not a word of poetry in it . |
| 3 | A good prepared speech , McLeish thought , with not a word of truth in it . |
| 4 | ‘ It was so hot and humid out there , with not a breath of wind . |
| 5 | Hedges have been pulled out , stone walls pulled down , all for the sake of productivity and with not a whimper of opposition from successive governments . |
| 6 | The slow deliberacy with which the wife commences her reply , with not a hint of offence in her reaction but rather a hint of care in selecting the right mode of reply , emphasizes her willingness to converse on the topic : So does her subsequent appropriation of a rhetorical device , the occupatio , a statement emphasized by the speaker feigning unwillingness or lack of freedom to express it : The monk too takes a moment 's pause before replying : again seeming to digest the implications of the wife 's words , or ( and ? ) to express , silently but with an eloquent action , astonishment at the wife 's ready invitation to him to continue to converse on this topic . |
| 7 | The Marriner version of Capriccio , very beautifully played with not a hint of sentimentality , earns a recommendation both for the quality of sound — the finest of any here — which is full , clear and atmospheric and — more surprisingly — for the coupling . |
| 8 | Everything , from the stables to their occupants , is immaculate with not a wisp of straw out of place . |