Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] in no " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a natural thing for them to do so I did n't take any action — told them in no uncertain terms that this man was ill and he eventually came to and everyone was happy then . |
| 2 | ‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress . |
| 3 | They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it . |
| 4 | There are even rumours of near miracles he accomplished , such as the conversion of a foul-mouthed old alcoholic , hurt in the Marcasse pit disaster , who told him in no uncertain terms to clear off , he did n't want rosary-mumblers around him , and then was converted by Vincent 's sanctity . |
| 5 | Mr Brandreth met with Mr Hanley and told him in no uncertain terms that the people of Chester were far from happy with the decision to go to Glasgow . |
| 6 | One friend who was told of the contents of the letter reveals : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to help maintain the dignity of the Crown and consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 7 | A close friend confirmed : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner . |
| 9 | Florrie told her in no uncertain terms that she would have to get used to it . |
| 10 | He told her in no uncertain terms that his father , the Duke of Edinburgh had agreed that if , after five years , his marriage was not working he could go back to his bachelor habits . |
| 11 | Everything within her wanted to fight him , but the forbidding expression on his harsh features , and the unmistakable threat in his voice , told her in no uncertain manner she 'd regret it if she did . |
| 12 | The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too . |
| 13 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 14 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 15 | ‘ Yous all too late fer lunch , dat finished gone an hour ago , ’ she informed them in no uncertain terms . |
| 16 | But it solved the problem of Thérèse 's tantrums at night , it cured them in no time . |
| 17 | The room was what it was , one of many , it meant nothing , it spoke of nothing , it betrayed her in no way . |
| 18 | And all the time she knew it in no way matched the reckoning , whose day could not much longer be postponed . |
| 19 | He sold it in no time — at the price he originally wanted . |
| 20 | For a moment Seb had forgotten his sprained ankle but it reminded him in no uncertain fashion when he tried to put his full weight on it . |
| 21 | She was in one of her sloppy coveralls , which put her in no position to be critical . |
| 22 | I also visited the scene of the crime at Ayr , and had several lunches and dinners with the diminutive , widowed but friendly Mr Ross ; while an interview with the horrible Waddell in a Glasgow pub left me in no doubt that he was his attacker . |
| 23 | It left me in no doubt that somebody was being hurt . |
| 24 | But his tone left them in no doubt as to his feelings as he grunted , ‘ I suggested to your fiancée , ’ he uttered the noun with contempt , ‘ that she release you from this ridiculous arrangement . |
| 25 | I left them in no doubt about how I felt on Friday and Saturday . |
| 26 | There was an edge to his comment that left her in no doubt that everything she said only confirmed the opinion he already had of her . |
| 27 | I left her in no doubt as to my view of Geoff Tulloch . |
| 28 | Pointing upstairs , he left her in no doubt that she was being ordered back to her room . |
| 29 | It was carved into planes of rugged indifference , though the blue eyes that blazed at Charity were filled with cynical censure that left her in no doubt that he had heard almost every word Mandy had uttered about him . |
| 30 | No man had ever looked at her like that in her life , and his eyes left her in no uncertain terms as to what he was thinking . |