Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] no [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there is no element of convergent or divergent movement along a strike-slip fault it may generate no significant landforms . |
| 2 | Should a Troll elect to vomit it may make no other attacks in hand-to-hand combat that turn . |
| 3 | Research in any of the sciences , including medicine , may be totally ‘ unproductive ’ ; it may have no immediate bearing on making , mending , or curing . |
| 4 | On the other hand it may have no apparent effect on the child but may still have serious implications . |
| 5 | " The principle behind substitution is that it should carry no environmental penalty , " he said . |
| 6 | Maybe the big buck was a rabbit from outside the Grounds , some wild beast come into the warren from beyond , to terrorise the locals and make itself boss , only to die in an encounter with a superior being it could have no real comprehension of . |
| 7 | … it could have no real importance after the visit to Osborne in the course of which Napoleon III having tightened the alliance with England had nothing much to say to the Emperor of Russia , his enemy of the day before yesterday , his friend of yesterday — but not his ally of today , which he might have become had it not been for the recent drawing together of the Courts of the Tuileries and St James . |
| 8 | Athelstan knew it would make no immediate difference but a seed had been planted in his soul . |
| 9 | It would have no permanent crew . |
| 10 | Mr Ford also forecast that Railtrack , the proposed state-owned track authority , would be less likely to invest in improved services , because it would have no commercial incentive , and would concentrate only on safety . |
| 11 | This system was proving so unsatisfactory that the National Trust had declared it would take no further houses unless endowments could be provided . |
| 12 | The Panel added that it would take no further action in either case . |
| 13 | The next day the Angolan government said it would allow no more food into rebel-held areas , and the UN suspended its operation . |
| 14 | The government thereupon declared that it would allow no more food into rebel-held areas , and the UN was forced to suspend operations . |
| 15 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 16 | When the pie finally changed places with the cake on the sideboard and they all had second cups of tea , the dog , judging it would get no more scraps , came from under the table , stood on three legs to scratch its left ear , shook itself and clawed the door , whining . |
| 17 | It would need no acting ability from George . |
| 18 | Perhaps it will give no more trouble . |
| 19 | It will surprise no hon. Member to learn of my interest in fertilisers . |
| 20 | The president now plans to hold a nationwide opinion poll on who should rule the country , although it will have no legal validity . |
| 21 | Furthermore , whereas the House controls the ways it and committees are televised , it can exercise no editorial control over the ways the broadcasters use this material in their programmes , provided they comply with four specific guidelines . |
| 22 | In some cases the committee decides that it can see no immediate implications for the firm 's continued registration . |
| 23 | It can have no practical effect and will only divert attention from where it should be pressed by those who feel strongly about it . |