Example sentences of "[verb] not a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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1 | They left the bar , Bodo exchanging farewells as if he had not a care in the world . |
2 | In those days we had not a care in the world , the only thing that counted was the game in which we were playing . |
3 | She was absorbed in the feminine ritual of drying her hair , as though there were no danger in their situation , as though she had not a care in the world . |
4 | We require not a shift in the ‘ balance of power and influence ’ but an entirely changed modus vivendi between the two dimensions . |
5 | Finally , if the proposed programme is a follow-up to the citizens charter , will the Minister confirm what the Prime Minister said in a written answer to me , that the citizens charter 's provisions to improve our public services promise not a penny in additional public expenditure ? |