Example sentences of "[verb] it had no [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The council says it had no choice … jobs are being cut to help maintain services as they struggle to balance the budget .
2 Labour leader Coun John Williams accused Coun Richmond of hypocrisy and said in the past when Labour had debated South Africa the Tories had said it had no relevance for Darlington .
3 A government official said the US trade representative , Mickey Kantor , had ‘ decided to cancel the talks when the EC indicated it had no flexibility . ’
4 ‘ Wishing to use this facility , I discovered it had no lock .
5 Citibank issued a statement … this afternoon … saying it had no record of any formal offer from potential purchasers … its is always our policy to work closely with customers who have difficulties in oredr to reach agreement .
6 As far as she could tell it had no relevance to her own predicament .
7 Conditional threats are covered by the section , unless the condition expressed is such as to make it abundantly plain that the person uttering it had no intention of carrying out his threat .
8 JOHNSON MATTHEY , the precious metals to chemicals group , was given a respite from takeover speculation yesterday after its biggest shareholder , Charter Consolidated , said it had no plans to change its 38 per cent stake .
9 JOHNSON MATTHEY , the precious metals to chemicals group , was given a respite from takeover speculation yesterday after its biggest shareholder , Charter Consolidated , said it had no plans to change its 38 per cent stake .
10 The association said it had no choice but to shoot hundreds more emaciated Merino sheep among a flock of 72,000 kept on land capable of sustaining only 17,000 sheep .
11 The BBC had no comment to make about the deepening row and said it had no knowledge of any plans to oust him .
12 Shaw said it had no idea where the plaster had come from .
13 The FIA tribunal postponed any decision , but Balestre said it had no right to rule on the case until after the Portuguese hearing and should not have heard representation .
14 The committee said it had no reason to doubt Mr Gummer was out of pocket and it accepted there was no intent on his part to conceal the work .
15 Nottinghamshire originally sought a prohibited steps order to keep the perpetrator away from the family home , but was turned down by the High Court which said it had no option other than to make a residence order .
16 Mr Maclean dismissed that as highly speculative and said it had no connection with the draft authorisation under consideration by HMIP .
17 The Department of Agriculture said it had no comment to make because the closure was a private decision by the abattoir owners .
18 But he was wrong when he said it had no effect on him .
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