Example sentences of "[vb past] not a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They left the bar , Bodo exchanging farewells as if he had not a care in the world . |
| 2 | In those days we had not a care in the world , the only thing that counted was the game in which we were playing . |
| 3 | She was absorbed in the feminine ritual of drying her hair , as though there were no danger in their situation , as though she had not a care in the world . |
| 4 | Maybe we thought they had n't a cat in hell 's , or in Coundon 's . |
| 5 | I had n't a friend in the room . |
| 6 | When they pulled her out the vase had n't a crack in it , and then the air-raid warden stumbled … ’ |
| 7 | But I 'd be surprised if they had n't a front-runner in mind , because there will be a lot of hard work to be done getting a replacement this summer . |
| 8 | The Frenchman sat opposite me at the large farmhouse table chatting away for all he was worth and after the meal he puffed away at his pipe as if he had n't a care in the world . |
| 9 | Allen said , and began whistling as though he had n't a care in the world . |
| 10 | Andy had n't a care in the world as he joked with a star-packed line-up of players . |
| 11 | Not just on board , but stretched out along the wooden bench , for heaven 's sake , as if he had n't a care in the world , as if he owned the place . |
| 12 | She watched him stroll away down the corridor as if he had n't a care in the world , knowing full well he was putting the act on for her benefit , and that he must be worrying about the star performer who was also his best friend . |
| 13 | With her father 's fate still undecided , he had caught her cruising the shops as though she had n't a care in the world . |
| 14 | Fernando sat at one of those tables , reading the Diario de Mallorca newspaper as if he had n't a care in the world , which he had n't , Ruth supposed , other than considering new ways to torment her and Steve . |
| 15 | Though that was easier said than done she would do her best , and try instead to enjoy what she could of the coming seven days , and treat each day as a holiday and as if she had n't a care in the world . |