Example sentences of "they have [verb] no [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Betty 's Betty has lived on they had roast beef for Christmas because they 'd eaten no red meat for so long |
| 2 | Finding herself passing Tony 's lodgings one evening when they 'd had no pre-arranged date , she had decided on impulse to drop in and surprise him . |
| 3 | Erm which is points up a weakness there on the public relations side there I mean going back to their post share repurchase they said that they 'd got no new products in the pipeline , no research and development really sort of throwing anything up in the near future . |
| 4 | Certainly , they 'd passed no other vehicles . |
| 5 | Okay , erm I 'm a littl I 'm a little bit I 'm a little bit worried about er this er exploitation of people and security because they 've got no proven record and no medical evidence , if he was that good this guy will be a millionaire and people will be growing hair all the time , to put somebody on the chair , without knowing if that person 's got blood pressure or heart problems , they could suffer from a s a stroke erm have er or be partially paralysed , so I I think I like to see this man here maybe in ten fifteen years time with proper proven er medical evidence . |
| 6 | But without that heater they 've got no hot water , no nothing ! |
| 7 | So they 've got no real advantage , only those that really prefer the underfoot conditions to be soft . |
| 8 | They 've got no real backing . " |
| 9 | They 've left no loose ends , I 'm sure . ’ |
| 10 | Erm but er certainly the record to date has been that these power stations are erm extremely erm well run and that they ha they 've had no major incidents at all . |
| 11 | European observers were reported as saying that they had witnessed no serious problems during voting but did not comment on the claim of fraud after the close of stations . |
| 12 | They further said that they had received no formal complaint from Ahmed Ashraf . |
| 13 | Zuwaya claimed that in the past they had recognized no internal sovereign , and in this matter they seem to have been right . |
| 14 | They were given suspended prison sentences of up to two years on the grounds that they had caused no serious damage . |
| 15 | Many , he said , were convinced that they had had no managerial experience , yet they had successfully brought up children , run a home , and far more . |
| 16 | They had found no permanent livelihood or shelter away from their disease-ridden village . |
| 17 | Although they have received no professional training , they have learnt from the older generations a huge wealth of practical knowledge about childbirth and provide an invaluable service to the community . |
| 18 | Gordon Durie , Paul Allen and David Howells — absent against Chelsea last weekend — all trained yesterday and could be back , providing they have suffered no untoward reactions . |
| 19 | Plaintiffs may sue for libel even though they have suffered no financial loss but for slander ( with certain exceptions ) they must be able to prove actual damage and not mere injury to feelings . |
| 20 | From the Latin limbus ( the edge ) , it is the name given to the region inhabited by those spirits who can go neither to Heaven because they are not baptised , nor to Hell because they have committed no great sin . |
| 21 | In cats comparable lesions have some effect , but only when the animals are being trained on discriminations that are novel and with which they have had no preoperative experience , or if the lesions extend into the pretectum ( Sprague et al . |
| 22 | Through the worst of the winter they have had no proper play area ; the old school building is deteriorating at a rapid rate and they have also had to find room to store the furniture for the new school which has already been delivered . |