Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] no real [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I make no real apology for such academicism but 1 will offer an explanation .
2 I feel no real need to fill the world with more Diamonds .
3 Once again I felt no real sympathy coming from him ; simply his obsessive and inexplicable curiosity .
4 Which is why I saw no real point in pushing the human poor-little-baby bit . ’
5 He sought my advice on one or two matters where complaints were made against him of alleged libels , which I had no real difficulty in seeing off and about which he wrote me appreciative letters .
6 I used to have breeding pair of Sailfin Mollies , and on the two occasions that fry were produced , I had no real problem from the Glassfish trying to eat them , in fact the Diamond Tetras were more troublesome !
7 We 'd made three or four visits to the area to look around before we finally moved down , but I had no real idea what was happening .
8 Quixotic or not , I had no real idea of where I was going .
9 Oh , I had no real evidence but a certain wariness , a feeling of unease .
10 ‘ At the time I had no real plans but just knew I wanted to be in a group .
11 At first I had no real suspicions , just a mild curiosity to see this young woman whom Donal enthused about .
12 I had no real choice .
13 As I 've already pointed out , I had no real television training as such .
14 Whilst demonstrating all too clearly her feeling that la Sologne belonged to her family , and I had no real place in it , she was able to discuss with Jean-Claude and me what we could reasonably expect from the area today , and lay down , precisely , what it was appropriate to do and not to do among the Solognats .
15 If I decide on the toss of a coin which investment will provide the greatest yield , and fortunately turn out to be right , we suppose that my choice is vindicated by the outcome perhaps , but not justified by it ; I had no real justification for making the choice I did .
16 After all , I had no real claim upon your attention , and I knew I meant so little to you I could be dropped at any moment without a second thought .
17 I 've no real proof that Puddephat was at the flat , and I 'm only guessing at what went on there .
18 I have no real idea what this species is , beyond guessing that it is a clamworm or nereid .
19 I have no real idea what people have been telling you about my involvement with MI6 at the time .
20 We would have to get a special cradle to do that and I have no real idea as to how long his nerve will hold .
21 ‘ Lady Isabella , Sir Richard , ’ he began , ‘ I have no real proof to convict you .
22 I have no commercial gallery and I sell only through commissions and the Royal Academy ; moreover having always had a teaching job , I have no real need to sell .
23 I have no real right to be here .
24 ‘ The brother 's name may have been John Griffiths but I have no real confirmation of this .
25 And even though I have no real job , I believe that life is what you make of it .
26 It means that I have no real belief in the power of reason , and sympathy and humanity .
27 My Lord I have no real examination to do , does your Lordship have any questions ?
28 The intention being to keep them at Georgia Griffiths house … even though she made no real profit from the deal .
29 The patient has no destiny beyond whatever duration is required to get an episode of nursing , and she has no real past , nor does the nurse .
30 It turns out that she has no real feelings for anyone except herself , not even her daughter who is burdened by the name Julia , and she likes to play with people 's emotions , such as Mr. Slope .
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