Example sentences of "no [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , ITN 's bulletins have made no attempts to deceive us about the influence of Iraqi minders over Sadler 's reports . |
| 2 | ‘ There are no plans to show it in the UK at the moment , ’ a spokeswoman from Coca-Cola said yesterday . |
| 3 | None the less , the supporters of the Duke of Northumberland lost no opportunity to represent her as a staunch papist , and attempted to make use of anti-papal fears to win support for their rival candidate for the throne , Jane Grey . |
| 4 | They return in delight but with sadness too , for even the memory fades because there is nothing in the rational mind with which the ideas may be linked and there are no images to fix them in the memory . |
| 5 | It is not a fixed asset as there is no intention to use it in the business . |
| 6 | There was no intention to misinform you about the situation . ’ |
| 7 | He made no attempt to present her to the other man , however , apparently so deep in thought that he seemed to have forgotten her very existence . |
| 8 | When in the " sick Chicken " case of 1935 the Supreme Court ruled against the act , declaring Federal code-making an unconstitutional interference with the authority of the separate states , Roosevelt made no attempt to revive it in a new form . |
| 9 | But I will not be ordered this way and that , she said , I will do the work in my own time , as I choose , for my sister has no right to treat me like a maid , to give orders and expect me to run her errands . |
| 10 | And if they are criminals , Israel has no right to push them over the border into a neighbouring land . |
| 11 | And we should all be able to forgive other people because , while we have the right to react to their words or actions in the short-term , not being perfect ourselves , we have no right to judge them in the long-term . |
| 12 | ‘ No need to treat him like an invalid . ’ |
| 13 | Oh no , there 's no need to have it in the dark , you can see alright with it . |
| 14 | The vet checked Sam over and said all was well , and as it was a first fit there was no need to start him on the tablets , yet . |
| 15 | She refused the cold remains of the fish and chips , so he took the whole package out to the dustbin at the front of the house ( no need to worry her about the Sweet murder if she did n't know — and it appeared she did n't ) . |
| 16 | He paused and said , his glasses catching the glint of the moon , ‘ Naturally , if you come to your senses and stop hero-worshipping him , then there will be no need to introduce you to the empty-headed young pup . ’ |
| 17 | Nevertheless an object , resting on the ground by its own weight alone , can be a fixture , if it be so heavy that there is no need to tie it into a foundation , and if it were put in place to improve the realty … |
| 18 | He needed no Bible to remind him of the life of Christ , and if ever he felt the need for a symbol upon which to concentrate his devotions , he satisfied himself by making the sign of the cross with his fingers . |
| 19 | Returning to camp the debrief reveals an interesting sighting of a suspected IRA member , but this information on its own is of little significance , as there is no evidence to link him to a crime . |
| 20 | All she needed was someone to accept her cheque and issue a receipt , but there was no sign to point her in the direction of the accounts department , and the staff of Woodline Design were conspicuously absent . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , after walking in almost total darkness with no lights to guide him save the fast-darkening sky , Tom reached the village hall . |
| 22 | The cumulative value of transactions covered by a set of standard terms may be greatly in excess of the value of any individual conveyancing transaction and , although it may be possible to amend the terms for future transactions if problems emerge in use , once the terms have been incorporated into a particular contract , unlike a pleading , there is no chance to amend them for the purposes of that contract . |
| 23 | He and his brothers take the view that , whatever their ambitions , they have no wish to fund them via a stock market flotation . |
| 24 | ‘ If you are referring to Mrs. Channing , you 've given me no instructions to regard her as a client . ’ |
| 25 | There ai n't no pill to get you off the powder , Mr Breakspear , only will power . |
| 26 | There is no space to tell you of the depth of fellowship I am experiencing , of the great joy I have in teaching such folk , of all I am learning from these believers who have suffered so much , of the hardening opposition by the Orthodox Church , of the great work being done by the Baptists among Bulgarian orphans and of the plans for an orphanage , school and seminary . |
| 27 | The body had been covered by a thin layer of soil as was the practice when a soldier was killed in action and there was no time to move him to the rear . |