Example sentences of "[vb past] it [verb] no [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the returns fell it increased labour output ; if they rose it felt no need to do so and opted instead for increased leisure . |
| 2 | The continuing failure of Labour to present a distinctive alternative to the Tories was indicated strikingly in the opinion poll finding that 40 per cent of electors believed it made no difference which party was in power . |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose you noticed it bore no signature . ’ |
| 4 | A government official said the US trade representative , Mickey Kantor , had ‘ decided to cancel the talks when the EC indicated it had no flexibility . ’ |
| 5 | The debate and the votes that followed it solve no problems . |
| 6 | ‘ Wishing to use this facility , I discovered it had no lock . |
| 7 | They felt it offered no child care provisions , did not promise much for the unemployed and will mean a rise in fuel bills from next year . |
| 8 | She knew it made no sense , but the idea of Vitor being married and having children was oddly discomfiting . |
| 9 | But the note that accompanied it made no mention of the choice of name and it was rather a cold note . |
| 10 | SCO said it felt no need to formally resign because of the loose construction of the initiative . |
| 11 | JOHNSON MATTHEY , the precious metals to chemicals group , was given a respite from takeover speculation yesterday after its biggest shareholder , Charter Consolidated , said it had no plans to change its 38 per cent stake . |
| 12 | JOHNSON MATTHEY , the precious metals to chemicals group , was given a respite from takeover speculation yesterday after its biggest shareholder , Charter Consolidated , said it had no plans to change its 38 per cent stake . |
| 13 | The association said it had no choice but to shoot hundreds more emaciated Merino sheep among a flock of 72,000 kept on land capable of sustaining only 17,000 sheep . |
| 14 | The BBC had no comment to make about the deepening row and said it had no knowledge of any plans to oust him . |
| 15 | Shaw said it had no idea where the plaster had come from . |
| 16 | The FIA tribunal postponed any decision , but Balestre said it had no right to rule on the case until after the Portuguese hearing and should not have heard representation . |
| 17 | The committee said it had no reason to doubt Mr Gummer was out of pocket and it accepted there was no intent on his part to conceal the work . |
| 18 | Nottinghamshire originally sought a prohibited steps order to keep the perpetrator away from the family home , but was turned down by the High Court which said it had no option other than to make a residence order . |
| 19 | Mr Maclean dismissed that as highly speculative and said it had no connection with the draft authorisation under consideration by HMIP . |
| 20 | The Department of Agriculture said it had no comment to make because the closure was a private decision by the abattoir owners . |
| 21 | But he was wrong when he said it had no effect on him . |
| 22 | But his concentration was poor these days : he could hardly keep his mind on anything for more than a moment … and even when he heard what the Padre said it made no sense … " the Editor of The Times as wise as God Himself ! " |
| 23 | Yesterday David Robertson , manager of its Ayr factory , said it received no compensation for last year 's loss . |