Example sentences of "no [noun] [verb] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is , therefore , no opportunity to withdraw or delay the transaction . |
| 2 | All this had taken its toll and there was no opportunity to rest or recover from either private loss or public defeat . |
| 3 | The eligibility of the clergy for royal service was , of course , based on their long-established Latin literacy , but it was enhanced by the fact that , unlike noble and laymen , they had no dynasties to create or support ; they were paid with ecclesiastical benefices which could be held in plurality and served by hired deputies . |
| 4 | An adjustment for wear and tear will be made , where applicable if the sums insured are inadequate or there is no intention to replace or repair . |
| 5 | An adjustment for wear and tear will also be made , where applicable if the sums insured are inadequate or there is no intention to replace or repair . |
| 6 | As soon as he saw their mood he made no attempt to join or follow ; and the people , seeing he had not the cut of a government man , passed him by . |
| 7 | There is no attempt to trick or deceive here . |
| 8 | There is no attempt to understand or explain the phenomenon in terms of wider social forces . |
| 9 | would suggest that the only reason for this application is one of profit , there has been no attempt to recognize or implement the views of the village in terms of the type of accommodation which is required , I would suspect that it 's Grant Development 's intention to develop this site and then walk away , and leave the villagers to suffer the consequences . |
| 10 | I made no attempt to impress or ingratiate . |
| 11 | There is little need for contact with the Department of Health and Social Security because payment is made through the Post Office ; there is therefore no requirement to beg or argue one 's case . |
| 12 | There is no requirement to prevent or reduce any significant adverse effects on the environment . |
| 13 | So households have no incentive to minimise or recycle the waste they create . |
| 14 | They will make no move to attack or talk to the adventurers , but merely interpose themselves between the adventurers and the path to the Castle . |
| 15 | What it meant in human terms was that black UK citizens excluded from their own country ( Britain ) were and still are being forced to live in countries where they have no right to live or work . |
| 16 | If there is a low demand for products and plenty of time , the craftsman has no need to organize or rationalize his activities . |
| 17 | No need to decline or fade away . |
| 18 | There is no need to pour or pump the liquid , and the Werax connector can be used on another barrel after tapping . |
| 19 | God was there and there seemed no need to pray or sing hymns either to transport me away from the present reality or to ward off danger by attracting God 's attention . |
| 20 | I have no desire to smear or jeer at the Opposition and the fact that they have now declared themselves fully in support of the Community , because that is a matter of intense pleasure to me . |
| 21 | Individuals have no standing to prevent or interfere with the executive 's exercise of this power , as it would undermine the overall control of foreign policy . |
| 22 | The flaw in this idea was that the Assembly was to have no executive powers and no powers to make or unmake ministers . |
| 23 | They have no chance to notice or see anything erm and make them observant and looking out for things . |
| 24 | And I 've no wish to offend or embarrass him . ’ |
| 25 | Surprisingly , perhaps , I find that walking with no means to draw or paint at all often has the effect of revelation at a particular place and time along the walk . |
| 26 | are vice — having no urge to cook or clean , |
| 27 | In November 1990 , the Government conceded that the Immigration ( Carriers Liability ) Act and associated visa requirements ‘ do indeed prevent some asylum seekers from coming to the UK ’ , but further stated that it ‘ has no obligation to encourage or assist would-be asylum seekers … to come here and enter our procedures ’ . |
| 28 | But I am saying that the phrase ‘ there occur mental processes ’ does not mean the same sort of thing as ‘ there occur physical processes ’ , and , therefore , that it makes no sense to conjoin or disjoin the two . |
| 29 | While the domination of the criminal market was well known within the profession nothing was done for two main reasons : first , solicitors were making a handsome living and were under no pressure to find or create alternative sources of income : and second , there appeared to be no way in which these cartels could be broken by ethical means : |
| 30 | There 's also no pressure to come or go , no one scorns the woman who 's left home five times and who still goes back , who loves her husband and wants to be wanted . |