Example sentences of "not the slightest [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until recently when I went to a conference on security in libraries and other collections I had not the slightest knowledge of the seamy side of that world or any idea that it had one . |
| 2 | It is only four weeks since she made her emotional farewell from Neighbours , but the self-confident , aware young businesswoman on display bears not the slightest resemblance to the hot-headed , tomboy Charlene Mitchell . |
| 3 | In a very short time , the only relics of Bridget 's party were the empty glasses perched on every horizontal surface in the drawing-room , and Geoffrey Simmons , who was displaying not the slightest inclination to leave . |
| 4 | This crucial element in Morgan 's evidence is an illusion and there is not the slightest shred of evidence that those societies where large numbers of people can be referred to by the terms for parent are societies where marriage is either more or less individualistic . |
| 5 | He must be a man now , and she , Cynthia , had not the slightest idea where in the world he was . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not the slightest idea , ’ Claudia said , turning to face him . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman is really behaving disgracefully — — when he accuses British Rail of negligence before an inquiry has even begun , and when he has not the slightest idea of what caused that accident . |
| 8 | The most important one , the one that I started with , remains as opaque as ever : I have still not the slightest idea how or why Summerchild died . |
| 9 | Here there was not the slightest evidence of ‘ religion and Communism making an excellent household together ’ , as Izvestiia now reported . |
| 10 | So that I can go through my designs and make quite certain that there is not one collar , not one cuff detail , not the slightest influence that they could accuse me of copying from them . |
| 11 | Not the slightest chink had appeared in our conversation . |
| 12 | They were warned of the danger of giving credit — or too much credit at any rate — to mostly illiterate other ranks who were here today and gone tomorrow , and allowing them to run up debts which they had not the slightest chance , or intention , of paying . |
| 13 | Although this proposal has at present not the slightest chance of being implemented , nevertheless as the rate of inflation and growing unemployment prove to be intractable problems so people will be forced to seek solutions which work in practice even if that means constraining both government and its officials . |
| 14 | Every golfer in the world experiences that awful feeling of helplessness when he stands over a putt and knows that he has not the slightest chance of getting the ball near the hole , let alone into it . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't worry , Mr Vass , there 's not the slightest chance of my wishing to prolong the agony of our arrangement . |
| 16 | cut in defence expenditure , which means that there is not the slightest chance of his being able to pay for the extra boat . |
| 17 | Notable among these is the fact that the mismatch of range is even greater than in the case of the prenominal adjectives ; it is true that one can usually expand a postnominal adjective to a relative clause containing be , though we should certainly note cases like : ( 31 ) he is dreaming of the whisky which will be galore with her arms which were akimbo she stared at Victor food which is aplenty is on sale in the end tent however , there is not the slightest difficulty about producing numerous examples where the relative clause with be is fully satisfactory but can not be reduced to a grammatical postnominal adjective . |
| 18 | Third , of course , Mr Reagan ( like other presidents before him ) had not the slightest thought that Mr Gorbachev might actually do what he asked . |
| 19 | Dotty was not the slightest bit abashed . |
| 20 | But Ferguson said : ‘ I 'm not the slightest bit worried about peripheral things off the field . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not the slightest bit embarrassed by my holiday arrangements ’ — And of course that was the trouble |
| 22 | ‘ I am not the slightest bit embarrassed by my holiday arrangements , ’ Mellor had told a reporter from the People . |
| 23 | Mr Mellor told The People newspaper at the time : ‘ I 'm not the slightest bit embarrassed by my holiday arrangements . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not the slightest bit interested in you — or what you wear ! ’ she hissed at him beneath the sound of the children 's laughter as they jumped off the bed , and scampered about the room . |
| 25 | Not the slightest bit ruffled , he said , ‘ That remains to be seen . |
| 26 | The preaching of the existence of a provident god who would supply all needs , was no doubt generally of good intent , but such preaching has been taken far too literally , especially by uneducated peoples , and the outcome has been a reduced sense of personal responsibility permitting , among other things , the production of large numbers of children for whom the progenitors had not the slightest hope of providing . |
| 27 | He gave not the slightest sign of having heard her , continuing to stroke her neck , and now inserting his fingers under the neckline of her nightshift . |
| 28 | There was not the slightest sign in his behaviour of any strict Methodist upbringing . |
| 29 | But Doreen retained the sulkiness she 'd brought to the table , and when Jean placed fruit and cereal before her there was not the slightest sign of a polite thank-you . |
| 30 | However , the Ryder Cup is back in the States and if the match were ever extended to , say 24 players , instead of 12 , I have not the slightest doubt that America would win every time . |