Example sentences of "no-one [vb -s] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 No-one wins a dispute with Graham , so there 's hardly any point indulging in a slanging match .
2 No-one loves a winner , they are saying , and everyone knows Neath do not particularly wish to be loved .
3 And I can only have been about nine when a schoolfriend proudly showed snaps of her mother fancy-dressed as ‘ No-one loves a fairy when she 's 40 ’ .
4 And , as far as ridiculously pompous , overblown musical statements go , no-one holds a candle to Simple Minds .
5 No-one likes a relationship to fail , and most of us strive to stay in one , only giving up with great sadness and when the good in whatever we have shared is finally outweighed by the bad .
6 And no-one likes a spot of moist-eyed nostalgia as much as Moz !
7 Everyone knows the war has to end before Azerbaijan achieves genuine prosperity , but no-one supports a compromise which would involve the slightest concession to Armenia .
8 Telesquash rallies are restricted to a maximum of 15 strokes — the server wins the point if no-one hits a winner — and thus the format encourages attacking play .
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