Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [adv] no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The University of Leeds has developed a crop spraying system that produces virtually no pesticide or herbicide drift . |
2 | The crop is a strain of cannabis or hemp that has almost no effect as a drug , and is completely legal . |
3 | By introducing a jagged edge to the classic bob shape , he has developed a hairstyle that requires virtually no after-care . |
4 | Raster scanning/vectorization is also fast , and involves almost no user intervention . |
5 | This is one of the few Lakeland crags to face due north and receives virtually no sun whatsoever . |
6 | ( An able pupil of mine who became a successful solicitor was glad he did not become a barrister , who in his experience is driven too hard ; the clerk piles too much work on him , he has no one to delegate to , and has virtually no assistance except of a secretarial kind ; also , counsel in general common law practice has much travelling to do . ) |
7 | It is northing more than another attack aimed at the trade unions under the government 's Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill , and takes absolutely no account of the additional hardship it will impose on our members . |
8 | The rattlesnake is a more formidable enemy , because it has infra-red detectors to see in the dark and makes virtually no noise as it glides along . |
9 | A fraught fivesome with ants in their pants and , presumably , cockroaches in their coat pockets , they 're all about threats and menace and a three-guitar assault which owes rather a lot to tykes like the Pixies but has absolutely no intention of paying the buggers back . |
10 | For example , we may find that a job applicant for a position in sales was an international athlete in her teens ; on its own this piece of data is interesting but provides almost no insight into future performance in sales , especially if there is no demand for athletics in the job . |