Example sentences of "[pron] made no [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I made no such suggestion , my lord , ’ protested Aycliffe . |
| 2 | She never revealed her own secrets to me but then after a while I made no more enquiries — I did n't want to do anything to lose her . ’ |
| 3 | It was , though Wu Shih himself made no such claim , the greatest garden in Chung Kuo — the Garden of Supreme Excellence — formed of a dozen separate gardens , each modelled on a famous original . |
| 4 | While the three major parties closed ranks to form a tripartite government and the assembly drafted a new constitution along the lines that de Gaulle had feared , he himself made no public appearances . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , a number of LDCs ' governments squandered their funds on consumer goods imports and uneconomic projects which made no recognisable increase in their countries ' productive capacities . |
| 6 | John 's only choreographic activities at Covent Garden that first season were a couple of tiny opera-ballets , in Rigoletto and The Mastersingers which made no great impression . |
| 7 | She made no apparent effort to take it in . |
| 8 | Her eyelids flickered , but she made no other sign . |
| 9 | She made no backward glance to signify the presence of anyone else in the room . |
| 10 | The intention being to keep them at Georgia Griffiths house … even though she made no real profit from the deal . |
| 11 | She made no more plans . |
| 12 | She made no further efforts at conversation . |
| 13 | I am all right , she said , I am fine , but she made no further attempt to rise . |
| 14 | She made no further objection as she held them against her , instinct telling her that they should fit quite nicely . |
| 15 | It was an interesting insight , one she bad not heard before ; she made no further effort to disengage . |
| 16 | Joseph Chamberlain as Chairman of the Local Government Board in 1885 was responsible for the Medical Relief ( Disqualifications Removal ) Act which removed the pauper stigma — disfranchisement — from inmates of Poor Law infirmaries who made no other demands on poor relief and increased both use of the infirmaries by respectable working people and their willingness as ratepayers to finance them . |
| 17 | In many ways the amoral blood baths were preferable because they made no such pretence . |
| 18 | Then in 1980 and again in 1983 ten-minute rule bills on this subject obtained second readings which approved the principle ; as is normally the case with such bills they made no further progress due to lack of parliamentary time . |
| 19 | Surrounded by his flock he nonetheless had an eye on Omi and Erika and , although he made no apparent attempt to meet them , Erika and Omi found themselves facing him . |
| 20 | In this respect Marshall , too , was confusing since he made no explicit distinction between those civil rights which are to do with citizenship — freedom of expression and association for example — and those which are to do with protecting the citizen from the state or the community — the freedom to marry and found a family , a right to privacy for instance . |
| 21 | Although Fenton was active in research he made no great discoveries . |
| 22 | Although he made no specific commitment on its timing , this statement marked a significant change from the RPT 's firm rejection of multiparty politics in May 1990 [ see p. 37809 ] . |
| 23 | David Icke insists he made no such claim , and blames the media for turning him into a laughing-stock . |
| 24 | She heard him draw in breath sharply , but he made no other sound . |
| 25 | Alfonso himself did not die until 1134 but , without the power of El Cid 's support , he made no further inroads against the Moors . |
| 26 | He made no further sign of life as they drew near than to continue to watch them . |
| 27 | Ewen obviously knew his way , but although Neil gave him room he made no further attempt to break free , or even to reach open water . |
| 28 | He made no further comment about Caroline but after a minute 's silence he said : 'Not a particularly successful dinner party . ’ |
| 29 | He made no further remark but followed his companion towards a table , and she followed him now with her eyes . |
| 30 | He made no direct reference to the disturbances in April against the government 's economic policies . |