Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] no [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a natural thing for them to do so I did n't take any action — told them in no uncertain terms that this man was ill and he eventually came to and everyone was happy then . |
| 2 | ‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress . |
| 3 | They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it . |
| 4 | There are even rumours of near miracles he accomplished , such as the conversion of a foul-mouthed old alcoholic , hurt in the Marcasse pit disaster , who told him in no uncertain terms to clear off , he did n't want rosary-mumblers around him , and then was converted by Vincent 's sanctity . |
| 5 | Mr Brandreth met with Mr Hanley and told him in no uncertain terms that the people of Chester were far from happy with the decision to go to Glasgow . |
| 6 | One friend who was told of the contents of the letter reveals : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to help maintain the dignity of the Crown and consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 7 | A close friend confirmed : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner . |
| 9 | Florrie told her in no uncertain terms that she would have to get used to it . |
| 10 | He told her in no uncertain terms that his father , the Duke of Edinburgh had agreed that if , after five years , his marriage was not working he could go back to his bachelor habits . |
| 11 | Everything within her wanted to fight him , but the forbidding expression on his harsh features , and the unmistakable threat in his voice , told her in no uncertain manner she 'd regret it if she did . |
| 12 | The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too . |
| 13 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 14 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 15 | ‘ Yous all too late fer lunch , dat finished gone an hour ago , ’ she informed them in no uncertain terms . |
| 16 | I killed him for no more reason than I wanted to do it . |
| 17 | But then he suddenly dumped me for no apparent reason and left me broken-hearted . |
| 18 | Earning the obedience and respect of the women in the house , who saw her as no better than they were , was yet another obstacle . |
| 19 | It seems to have done them no harm , presented them with no discernible limitations in the scope of their work or influence . |
| 20 | For a moment Seb had forgotten his sprained ankle but it reminded him in no uncertain fashion when he tried to put his full weight on it . |
| 21 | And as your career prospects have changed so dramatically in just a year , I 'd say your girlfriend was probably justified in feeling you left her for no good reason . |
| 22 | No man had ever looked at her like that in her life , and his eyes left her in no uncertain terms as to what he was thinking . |
| 23 | Lord Atkin laid down the narrow rule in Donoghue v Stevenson [ 1932 ] AC 562 : A manufacturer of products , which he sells in such a form as to show that he intends them to reach the ultimate consumer in the form in which they left him with no reasonable possibility of intermediate examination , and with the knowledge that the absence of reasonable care in the preparation or putting up of the products will result in an injury to the consumer 's life or property , owes a duty to the consumer to take reasonable care . |
| 24 | She pigged off , left us with no bloody money ! |