Example sentences of "see no [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As the cameras and microphones were trained on him , he told the colonel that HE had seen no evidence of stone-throwing .
2 The door was still locked and , when I peered through the shuttered windows , I could see no sign of candlelight .
3 I was concerned , but as I could see no sign of disease I decided not to interfere .
4 She raised her eyes to his face , but he could see no flash of emotion there , nothing of the slightly vulnerable girl who 'd tried to hide her hurt under an efficient exterior .
5 I can see no error of law in such an approach .
6 Yet she could see no hope of escape .
7 Ford set out to see this cynosure and found Her so wrapped and swaddled in lace robes and veiling that he could see no trace of figure or countenance .
8 GETRONICS SEES NO EVIDENCE OF MARKET GROWTH
9 Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Amsterdam-based networking and electrical engineering group Getronics NV says it sees no evidence of market growth , and assuming no major acquisitions occur , its business will grow hardly any faster than in 1992 , when net profit rose 14% ; its investment is expected to remain at the same level as in 1992 , and cash flow is expected to develop on a comparable basis .
10 Peering round , she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes .
11 She was relieved to see no sign of Pen , before whom she would not have wished to speak freely .
12 As he crossed the yard , he glanced round the skyline and was relieved to see no sign of cloud .
13 She was both relieved and angered to see no trace of sympathy in his expression .
14 She skirted the fires , seeing no sign of movement , then realized that someone was running through the dark trees towards her .
15 Seeing no conflict of interest in this , or any serious ethical problem in working covertly for the DEA , Mills joined the rest of the press corps on Hurley 's freelance payroll and subsequently turned in some useful photo coverage of illegal port facilities in Lebanon .
16 In 1769 he obtained a cadetship in the East India Company 's army at Madras , made the journey to India , but seeing no prospect of advancement there , returned to London via China .
17 He saw no evidence of recovery under present conditions .
18 Hampel said he saw no sign of improvement in market conditions in 1992 .
19 He watched the house for ten minutes or more , but saw no sign of movement so he simply went to the door and knocked .
20 The movement seems to have substantial sums of money , but I saw no sign of material support .
21 I saw no example of filibuster yesterday afternoon and evening .
22 The Department of the Environment commented : ‘ We see no conflict of interest .
23 I see no trace of desire for a better world ( at least Public Enemy , whatever their ideological shortcomings , hold out some kind of hope ) ; no sign of the basic ( but increasingly unfashionable ) humanistic values of tolerance , compassion , and respect for difference ; and , artistically speaking , no mystery , imagination , or spirit .
24 ‘ I see no prospect of improvement in the North 's economy and it seems ridiculous to talk about an upturn .
25 We acknowledge that measurement imparts some disturbance to the system observed but we see no barrier of principle to reducing this to any arbitrary assigned degree of smallness .
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