Example sentences of "no [noun sg] [to-vb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had to walk right past the tramp to enter the church and they made absolutely no attempt to help him in any way . |
| 2 | She made no attempt to prevent him from taking her into his arms , gave no sign that she knew of his presence . |
| 3 | ‘ No need to treat him like an invalid . ’ |
| 4 | The vet checked Sam over and said all was well , and as it was a first fit there was no need to start him on the tablets , yet . |
| 5 | There 's no need to protect him from me . |
| 6 | He needed no Bible to remind him of the life of Christ , and if ever he felt the need for a symbol upon which to concentrate his devotions , he satisfied himself by making the sign of the cross with his fingers . |
| 7 | Returning to camp the debrief reveals an interesting sighting of a suspected IRA member , but this information on its own is of little significance , as there is no evidence to link him to a crime . |
| 8 | He held his head defiantly lifted , as if he wished no man to see him in dejection ; somehow I felt the gesture very characteristic , and was able for the first time to recognize his arrogance . |
| 9 | She had given his name to Golding on Tuesday but had made no effort to contact him since to explain the situation . |
| 10 | Manners retorted that this had taken place in February and Palmerston was in no position to criticize him for acting independently as he had heard that Palmerston himself had instructed the architect to prepare designs in a different style without consulting the House . |
| 11 | The Divisional Court , on 27 March 1991 , on the applicant 's motion for judicial review by way of orders of certiorari and mandamus , had granted him a declaration that on the true construction of the statutes of the university the university had and had had no power to dismiss him by reason of redundancy and that his purported dismissal was without effect . |
| 12 | Regretting ‘ that he had no power to send him to prison without the option of a fine ’ , the magistrate imposed a fine of 40 shillings ( probably amounting to more than a month 's wages ) or twenty-one days ' hard labour . |
| 13 | Mr. Page took the view that on the true construction of section 34 of the statutes the university had no power to remove him from office and terminate his employment save for good cause . |
| 14 | The body had been covered by a thin layer of soil as was the practice when a soldier was killed in action and there was no time to move him to the rear . |
| 15 | The chairman was clearly annoyed at Maradona 's claim that he had had no time to notify him on Monday before returning to Argentina for the friendly against Denmark . |