Example sentences of "no [noun sg] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less , the supporters of the Duke of Northumberland lost no opportunity to represent her as a staunch papist , and attempted to make use of anti-papal fears to win support for their rival candidate for the throne , Jane Grey . |
| 2 | Mistakenly thinking it would do no harm to put her at her ease — she was a plain woman with the faintest smell of spirits on her breath even at ten o'clock in the morning — he had mentioned the interesting photographs hung on the stairway leading to the stalls . |
| 3 | But as the week wore on and Damian made no attempt to see her at night , spend time with her or try to kiss her , she realised he was seeing Domino in the dark , humid hours when Rachel sat alone at home , tortured by jealousy , consumed with it , imagining them together and burning with impotent rage . |
| 4 | He made no attempt to present her to the other man , however , apparently so deep in thought that he seemed to have forgotten her very existence . |
| 5 | If Duke Egeus did not ask Hermia to choose between Demetrius and life in a nunnery in Act 1 , there would be no point pressing her for an answer four acts later . |
| 6 | She had not been far behind him , and yet had heard no sound to prepare her for this . |
| 7 | He retained his hold on her wrist but made no move to pull her to her feet . |
| 8 | He was n't a part of her life any more , he had no right to treat her like this ! |
| 9 | Yer 've no right judging 'er by Patrick . |
| 10 | She liked Clara because Clara was bright , and for no other reason : she had no need to like her for any other reason , as she was well equipped with a busy social life and a lover . |
| 11 | She refused the cold remains of the fish and chips , so he took the whole package out to the dustbin at the front of the house ( no need to worry her about the Sweet murder if she did n't know — and it appeared she did n't ) . |
| 12 | All she needed was someone to accept her cheque and issue a receipt , but there was no sign to point her in the direction of the accounts department , and the staff of Woodline Design were conspicuously absent . |
| 13 | Piers Morrison was a dangerous stranger , one who made no effort to treat her with respect , far less subservience , and who had kissed her on the spur of the moment , then instantly regretted it because he basically did n't like her . |
| 14 | He was making no effort to help her with this , but she was determined not to let that cold , impassive expression on his face browbeat her to the safety of her bedroom . |
| 15 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 16 | Arnold in no way undervalues her as an artist . |
| 17 | But tonight it had no power to lull her into unconsciousness . |
| 18 | Although no note awaited her on the doorstep , no letter came and there were no phone calls , Anna knew the cat woman would come back on the following evening . |