Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] no [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the complexities behind the loss of the vision of the church at war , the net result has been simple : either the Devil has ceased to exist , or he plays no essential role in the history of salvation .
2 Although he left no explicit statement of belief , recent scholarship has shown him as a consistent sponsor of reform , both in his local activities and as an intermediary between suitors and the Crown .
3 Andrew might also consider it a useful opportunity to further his England captaincy claims , for which he has a growing number of supporters — although he expresses no such wish , since his old school-mate , Will Carling , currently holds the job .
4 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 .
5 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 ] .
6 And although he wrote no fewer than twelve String Quartets between the ages of fourteen and nineteen , as well as a set of Variations for String Quartet Op. 93 , these two are Rheinberger 's only two mature works for a medium in which he obviously felt very much at home .
7 Although he had no dark hairs growing round his wrist-watch , Hugh Pargeter had , in his youth , the regular features and slightly curled hair of young men who model knitting patterns .
8 Mr Rawlins announced his intention to leave Sturge at some time in the future towards the end of last year although he had no specific plans for the next step in his career .
9 In a letter dated 26 August 1988 the inspector stated that although he had no specific evidence against Mr Kempton or the company , it would be necessary to examine their tax affairs .
10 In 1886 he was elected FRS although he had no academic degree until 1910 , when he delivered the Herbert Spencer lecture at Oxford and the university conferred on him an honorary D.Sc .
11 Kadhafi himself is referred to as " the leader of the revolution " , and as such wields considerable authority , although he holds no official post , in common with Maj. Abdel Salem Jalloud , widely known as " the Libyan number two " .
12 Lancashire [ 1987 ] has suggested the value of 1.49 as a threshold for association , although he provides no formal justification for this .
13 In these lines , Brutus is saying that the only way to stop Caesar becoming emperor is to kill him , and although he has no personal grievances against Caesar ( Caesar is kind to him and favours him ) , it would be bad for the people of Rome ( ‘ the general ’ ) if he were to be crowned .
14 The employee will further claim that he made no conscious effort to memorise the information .
15 He cast the blankets aside , pleased that he felt no ill effects from the terrible chase of the previous night .
16 The greatest cause of the Prince 's despondency had been the feeling that he served no useful purpose .
17 The greatest cause of Charles 's despondency was the feeling that he served no useful purpose
18 When asked to assess the opposition , manager Lazaroni replied diplomatically that he fears no single Italian player , rather he fears the whole side .
19 But Mr Akers reiterated yesterday that he saw no long-term change in economic assumptions or any downturn in demand for the company 's products .
20 Grierson was a West Highland Scot , as was immediately evident from his accent , an accent which he never attempted to conceal for the excellent reason that he saw no earthly reason why he ever should .
21 Herr Nordern was quizzed by the entire staff but stoically maintained that he knew no more than anyone else .
22 The producer shrugged , adding that he knew no more than what he had told Blanche before .
23 The point which Lance Henderson makes and he stressed over and over again that he seeks no personal recognition at all and the point of retelling this story here long , long years after is that they should never be forgotten .
24 Given that series of gaffes , will he now compound his confusion and tell us that he bears no personal responsibility for the appalling slump that is devastating Britain today ?
25 Despite the occasional brush with the law ( ‘ obstructing the police ’ in Vienna ) , Mr Rossi seems to have led a laudatory ( for a man of his calling ) existence — save for the fact that he bears no little responsibility in influencing the progeny of working people to attire themselves in tent material .
26 Such questions are worth distinguishing , however , because there are moral philosophers today who think that Kant effectively answered the third correctly , but that he offers no sufficient answer to the second .
27 It is worth remembering that , when Indira asked Rajiv to go into politics after his elder brother 's death in 1980 , he put out a statement saying that he had no such intention .
28 He said he was quick to point out that he had no such intention .
29 Handed in letter from my father stating that he had no other relatives in the area and because of his blindness and disability he would benefit from them moving into the area .
30 Vic Williams has said that he left his regiment only after concluding that he had no other option remaining ( at no time prior to his decision to leave was he made aware of his rights as a soldier to register a conscientious objection to military service ) .
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