Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] [verb] no " 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 | As they played and as they sang and as they danced they made no mark on the sand at all . |
| 3 | Since they started they had no coordination , = when I was saying up they were going down , but as the weeks have gone by they 've actually gradually got better and they can smile while they are doing it erm as well , whereas before it was erm one great big grimace . |
| 4 | They felt they had been abused themselves ; they felt impotent against the power weighed against them ; they felt they had no way to fight back . |
| 5 | Indeed , a recurrent theme among these women was that they felt they had no right to benefit , that they were getting something for nothing , in marked contrast to a wage . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | They knew the RIC could n't be relied on ; they knew they had no hope of persuading the Army to go on a reign of terror ; so a new force with carte blanche … . |
| 8 | When they saw I had no presents , |
| 9 | And then in the herring fishing time , oh it was very busy right enough , and you see they did they did no fish on a Sunday and they would come in on a Saturday night . |
| 10 | They said they had no plans for another referendum in May . |
| 11 | They said they had no reason to believe the Appeal Court wo n't uphold the original judgement , but they doubted the case would be heard before the middle of next year . |
| 12 | ‘ When they said he was fine it put my mind at ease but I was so relieved when they said he had no problems after the birth . ’ |