Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] no [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 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 | 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 ? |
| 3 | I make no real apology for such academicism but 1 will offer an explanation . |
| 4 | 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 … |
| 5 | ‘ I got no neat story for you , Rufus , but this is what we have so far . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I want no light absolution . |
| 10 | Fortunately I suffered no serious illness as a result of my terrible experience in the red room , although I shall never forget that night . |
| 11 | ‘ I feel disadvantaged as a cook because I received no formal training and did n't go to college . |
| 12 | I received no initial guidance as to how I should proceed when I started this job . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him , |
| 17 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him , |
| 18 | I get no other work out of him . ’ |
| 19 | Knowing a bit about Devonians I expressed no particular interest but commented on their rustiness and on the difficulty of getting spares for such old equipment . |
| 20 | There the letter breaks off , and I find no other reference to this ‘ most interesting , extraordinary and traumatic ’ event until summer 1976 , five years later , when I was asked to write a summary of my coming out . |
| 21 | Erm as far as the C P R E's point is concerned , about erm government the true spirit of government guidance , being to take environmental considerations first , I find no especial support for that within any of the P P Gs . |
| 22 | I suppose no other curate happened to be in poor health at that time . ’ |
| 23 | I suppose no young woman takes her husband 's career seriously to begin with . |
| 24 | But he said : ‘ For the offences involving or linked to theft from cars particularly while committed on bail I feel no other sentence than a custodial one would be appropriate . ’ |
| 25 | I feel no real need to fill the world with more Diamonds . |
| 26 | Once again I felt no real sympathy coming from him ; simply his obsessive and inexplicable curiosity . |
| 27 | I felt no great assurance of comfort , but my conviction of evil grew a little less . |
| 28 | I felt no great surge of power , energy , nor even warmth , but I did feel soothed , relaxed but above all moved . |
| 29 | I knew no other way to learn technique , so I kept on trying to do what she told me , hoping for the best , hoping that my true voice would appear around the corner . |
| 30 | Which is why I saw no real point in pushing the human poor-little-baby bit . ’ |