Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] no [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Since the lands of the Templars in England were worth nearly £3000 annually , the reluctance of Edward II , no less than of Edward III , to surrender them needs no great explanation . |
| 2 | ‘ I made no such suggestion , my lord , ’ protested Aycliffe . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Very good , very , very good , no I think as I say the only thing I said to Mr I told him that I 'm very upset because I 've always been treated ever so fair by him I mean they 've really been good to us , you ca n't say they 're not , I mean no other Council I do n't think is as good as Harlow Council , well I say that because I know by my friends who live away they 're not er , they do n't get half the benefits that they get here , I mean we are looked after are n't we ? |
| 5 | I make no real apology for such academicism but 1 will offer an explanation . |
| 6 | Although I asked various qualified people if soil altered the flavour of wine from the same grape variety and district I got no clear answer … |
| 7 | ‘ I got no neat story for you , Rufus , but this is what we have so far . ’ |
| 8 | I got no orange Jean ! |
| 9 | Much later it struck me as odd that I experienced no superstitious fear or repugnance in the presence of a dead body , although I am so squeamish that more than once I have had to ask a neighbour to deal with a dead rabbit that one of the cats had brought in during the night . |
| 10 | My main solace is being able to write down ( I expect no instant adoration ) my feelings , isolation , experiences , attitudes , in prose or poetry on paper — a safety valve . |
| 11 | I found no great welcome ; people seemed quite oblivious of my arrival , and no doubt it was unconscious arrogance on my part to expect it to be otherwise . |
| 12 | But I want no concealed bugs — they 'll probably think of that . |
| 13 | " I want no cheap tarts masquerading as ladies . |
| 14 | I want no more fighting or I might have to fight what shall I do with you ? |
| 15 | ‘ I want no further advice from you , Ellen Dean , ’ said Mr Edgar coldly . |
| 16 | I want no light absolution . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's why I told no one back at the manor of our visit . |
| 18 | I hold no strong views myself , but I do wonder what the lady would have done had the man produced from his bowler hat a valid membership card . |
| 19 | Fortunately I suffered no serious illness as a result of my terrible experience in the red room , although I shall never forget that night . |
| 20 | ‘ I feel disadvantaged as a cook because I received no formal training and did n't go to college . |
| 21 | I received no initial guidance as to how I should proceed when I started this job . |
| 22 | because I received no further communication from anyone so |
| 23 | Subsequent to the receipt of this letter I received no further communication . |
| 24 | I claimed no personal credit for that , since , like most girls , I could always tell when I had lit a spark in a man at sight , and vice versa . |
| 25 | If the invitation to the Phoenix Club came to nothing , as it did , an invitation from the English Club , in which I enjoyed no official status , though I was a member , bore fruit . |
| 26 | I thought at one time Didi and I would get along well enough , but , after finding my sweet , simple , clumsy , courageous , honest , fiery … ’ his voice dropped to a husky whisper ‘ … beautiful , passionate Sagittarian , I know no other woman would have satisfied me . ’ |
| 27 | … a set of men who live by death and never care to appear but at the End of Man 's Life … their Business is to watch Death , and to furnish out the Funeral Solemnity , with as much pomp and feigned sorrow as the Heirs or Successors of the Deceased chose to purchase : They are a hard-hearted Generation , and require more money than Brains to conduct their Business ; I know no one Qualification peculiarly necessary to them , except that is a steady , demure and melancholy Countenance at Command : I do not know , that they take Apprentices in their Capacity as Undertakers , for they are generally Carpenters , or Herald-Painters besides ; and they only employ , as Journeymen , a set of Men whom they have picked up , possessed of a sober Countenance , and a solemn melancholy Face , whom they pay at so much a Jobb . |
| 28 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him , |
| 29 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him , |
| 30 | ‘ I know no such thing , ’ she says indignantly . |