Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [noun sg] [verb] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their bachelor predecessor had no such eye and did not try to change it . |
| 2 | Her record card gives no clear understanding of her AAF service , the first entry seemingly indicating a transfer from Bell Aircraft to the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics ( NACA ) facility at Cleveland , Ohio on April 19 , 1945 . |
| 3 | What does the patients charter offer to the woman in Wandsworth who last month found that she could not have her second child in the hospital that she chose for her first child because her health authority has no contract with that hospital ? |
| 4 | Such people colleagues are usually the first to voice their concerns , first to criticize union officials , yet secretly at the end of each week , their pay packet shows no deductions for trade union fees . |
| 5 | The baby never learns to go ‘ tweet , because his mind structure has no meaning for the noise . |
| 6 | The owner is company director Paul Scott , who says the giant painting in his entrance hall cost no more than a personalised number plate . |
| 7 | Tall and powerful , he is naturally an attacking batsman who loves to play his shots , and his Test average has no doubt suffered from having often had to play defensively to shore up the innings . |
| 8 | His business enterprise knew no bounds . |
| 9 | He was given the Distinguished Flying Cross , though his service record showed no combat missions , and he waited till 1952 to claim it . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sure I 'll try to pull my weight , sir , ’ he said , his damask cheek giving no sign of the tongue inside it . |
| 11 | Throughout his book Skip conveys no feeling of deep friendship , maybe because men tend not to share their feelings and problems with each other . |
| 12 | Eliot made clear that his Pageant Play made no pretence of being a contribution to the dramatic literature of England . |
| 13 | Your canvas shelter has no defence against the midge , and the only course of action is to spray the inside of the tent with the strongest insect repellent on the market , preferably something banned in all other European countries , and then dive into the sleeping-bag and cover your head , trying hard not to inhale the toxic gases . |
| 14 | It is useless trying to justify [ hedgerows and ] trees in terms of farming , for such unreal arguments are no protection against ten-ton bulldozers , and our wartime farmer had no illusions about the trees on his farm . |