Example sentences of "see no [noun] of [noun] " 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 | I 'd seen no sign of Mala , but I had n't expected it , since she 'd been right about us being less obvious if we were apart . |
| 3 | The door was still locked and , when I peered through the shuttered windows , I could see no sign of candlelight . |
| 4 | Rostov could see no sign of vegetables , but there were bowls of various kinds of fruits , a few of them identifiable . |
| 5 | She waited impatiently to be cleared , trying to peer meanwhile through the doorway beyond the Customs hall where friends and relatives of the travellers were crowded , but she could see no sign of Jenny . |
| 6 | I was concerned , but as I could see no sign of disease I decided not to interfere . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I can see no error of law in such an approach . |
| 9 | Yet she could see no hope of escape . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | GETRONICS SEES NO EVIDENCE OF MARKET GROWTH |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Peering round , she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes . |
| 14 | She was relieved to see no sign of Pen , before whom she would not have wished to speak freely . |
| 15 | As he crossed the yard , he glanced round the skyline and was relieved to see no sign of cloud . |
| 16 | She was both relieved and angered to see no trace of sympathy in his expression . |
| 17 | She skirted the fires , seeing no sign of movement , then realized that someone was running through the dark trees towards her . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Some shaikhs saw no conflict of roles when they were themselves involved in disputes with members of their lineage , and used every means at their disposal to win an argument about , say , rights to land . |
| 21 | He saw no evidence of recovery under present conditions . |
| 22 | Maggie glanced about , but saw no sign of Graeme MacDonald . |
| 23 | Hampel said he saw no sign of improvement in market conditions in 1992 . |
| 24 | He watched the house for ten minutes or more , but saw no sign of movement so he simply went to the door and knocked . |
| 25 | The movement seems to have substantial sums of money , but I saw no sign of material support . |
| 26 | Matilda , watching closely , saw no signs of distress in the boy yet . |
| 27 | I saw no example of filibuster yesterday afternoon and evening . |
| 28 | The Department of the Environment commented : ‘ We see no conflict of interest . |
| 29 | But I see no evidence of Scotland having become a classless society ! |
| 30 | 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 . |