Example sentences of "be [vb pp] no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the fourteen female characters in the book , eight remain nameless ; of the twenty-three male characters , only three fail to gain an identify in this way and are given no name . |
| 2 | The claims of those commentators ( for example Meager , 1985 ; LRD , 1987 ) who suggest there has been a growth in temporary working in recent years are given no support whatsoever by these results . |
| 3 | They are given no opportunity to touch the dead person or put something — a flower , a crucifix — into their hand to take to the grave . |
| 4 | Some , like Philip H. , will develop symptoms , while the majority give and are given no indication that the disease has spread to the nervous system . |
| 5 | But they are not the result of any form of democratic consultation and LPAs are given no right to see them , even though the policy advanced might directly impinge on their financial responsibilities . |
| 6 | There are no specific criteria for transfer in these circumstances and the parties are given no right to apply . |
| 7 | Simple social skills like apologizing are given no place because the most important thing is not to lose face . |
| 8 | At the other extreme we have something like Plato 's system , where the people are given no role at all and everything is left to individual experts , individual administrators , so Plato 's system is at one everything is left to the individuals , participatory democracy |
| 9 | They point out that disenchantment has been swollen no doubt by recent events such as the surge in unemployment past the three million mark , the murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool and even the February weather . |
| 10 | Compelled , absolved , she had been given no choice . |
| 11 | Why should the poor child be pushed into the world , having been given no choice , no option , no chance of refusal ? |
| 12 | The latter group have been given no consideration whatsoever . |
| 13 | Already , there had been a steady flow of Norman families into the country from England , but they were thinly spread and had been given no opportunity to make an impact on Scottish society and administration . |
| 14 | " The Independent " argued that it could not in natural justice be bound by an order made against another newspaper , on different facts , and which it had been given no opportunity to oppose . |
| 15 | However , I have been given no allowance under the ‘ premises ’ budget head and would prefer it if we asked the Trustees to allocate the requisite funds from our investments . |
| 16 | I am disappointed that we have still been given no sign that the means necessary to contain violence and to disrupt the command and control structure of the IRA are about to be implemented . |
| 17 | He said that he had been given no information about the departure and even late yesterday , had been unable to reach government officials responsible for refugee matters . |
| 18 | Despite writing a pet column for the Daily Telegraph for more than four years , I have been given no information at all about Crufts over the past two years . |
| 19 | ‘ We have been given no indication by Gavin about what he might decide , ’ added McDermott . |
| 20 | Mr Allan told the court Say had spent a normal and happy weekend with his wife before the incident and had been given no indication she was leaving him . |
| 21 | She had simply been given no encouragement to make the best of herself . |
| 22 | Erm you know the difficult thing for me is when I 'm working with people who 've actually been given no notice at all , and that 's happening with lots of organizations where on Friday you 're suddenly told you 've got no job , but your pension 's available . |
| 23 | Laura had been given no time to mourn the collapse of her brief marriage . |
| 24 | Scandinavia had had even less success in the numerous discussions on a customs union , and the topic had been given no priority in the plans of the Nordic Council . |
| 25 | But she 's re been reported no end of times |
| 26 | The field of housing provision is another area where the special needs of disabled people make it necessary to develop specialised knowledge and policies , to recognise that disabled people are done no service by being regarded as normal . |
| 27 | And we 're given no warning , are we ? |
| 28 | There are areas that are just what they want things passed on the hoof. left , right and centre when anyone else outside these areas wants it we 're told no money , no capital , ca n't be spent this year , wipe it off and I think you should be very careful or you might have a backlash where you least want it . |
| 29 | In stark contrast to King 's upbeat message , a joint survey published today by MIND and the Roehampton Institute found 84 per cent of people with mental health problems are offered no alternative to hospital treatment . |
| 30 | With road proposals , it is vital to object as strongly as possible at the earliest opportunity , even if you are told no route has yet been chosen . |