Example sentences of "n't a [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Archaos ’ was n't a flop in relation to the performances they gave . |
| 2 | ‘ And I can assure you there is n't a hope in hell of getting access . |
| 3 | and they absconded it , and the dog has n't a hope in hell and also the ones you get for the kids , when you sit in them they sit up like little chairs do n't they ? |
| 4 | This is n't a deficit in response inhibition as such because the animals never develop a history of being reinforced in one arm of the maze in preference to any other . |
| 5 | I have n't a chance in hell . |
| 6 | She had no idea why Ana was blind , and there was n't a feature in sight . |
| 7 | THERE WAS N'T A CLERK IN SIGHT . |
| 8 | There was n't a tree in sight , but nearer the cliff edge she could make out carpets of thrift and sea-campion , and yearned to explore . |
| 9 | Maybe we thought they had n't a cat in hell 's , or in Coundon 's . |
| 10 | There was n't a flower in sight on the Rickards Hardy Ferns stand : |
| 11 | There was n't a flower in sight on the Rickards Hardy Ferns stand : |
| 12 | ‘ There ai n't a girl in creation who do n't melt after a ride in Starkisser , ’ Bellybutton liked to boast . |
| 13 | It 's easier , it 's the easiest thing is when there is n't a number in sight , when it 's all letters . |
| 14 | Along Heygate Street last night there was n't a pedestrian in sight and cars drove through as fast as they could . |
| 15 | There was n't a cloud in sight . |
| 16 | there is n't a car in sight ! |
| 17 | ‘ We were looking forward to free hospitality but there was n't a drop in sight . ’ |
| 18 | There was n't a soul in sight but the Brigadier got out and called up to his left : |
| 19 | Apart from the corporal and the watchman , there was n't a soul in sight . |
| 20 | There was n't a soul in sight nor a sound to be heard . |
| 21 | But I 'd be surprised if they had n't a front-runner in mind , because there will be a lot of hard work to be done getting a replacement this summer . |
| 22 | Beads have no meaning in isolation : language has meaning by definition , even if there is n't a bead in sight . |
| 23 | ‘ You have n't an excuse in sight , Mitch . |
| 24 | But she knew it was n't an increase in affection — it was simply that he represented safety . |