Example sentences of "for no [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an hour , and for no comprehensible reason , the police removed their cordon . |
| 2 | The lobster cocktail was plentiful but a touch cotton-woolly in texture , and for no visible reason arrived on a plate . |
| 3 | Many positions of great influence in British society are filled by individuals who carry out the duties of their office for no monetary reward at all . |
| 4 | IT IS now a little more than three years since four biologists caused a minor uproar among molecular geneticists by publishing in Nature two papers in which they argued that a substantial proportion of the DNA of animal cells may exist for no higher purpose than its own propagation . |
| 5 | The company reportedly also has a version of Spike called M-1 , short for No 1 microprocessor , that it 's aiming against the Sun/Texas Instruments SuperSparc , Viking . |
| 6 | For no fathomable reason . |
| 7 | Heseltine watchers could have wished for no clearer sign of his leadership intentions . |
| 8 | Example 4:6 Rent geared to subrents receivable YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October in each year per cent of the net rents which the tenant is entitled to receive for the whole or any part of the demised property and calculated in accordance with the schedule hereto SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " full rack rental value " means the best rent at which the demised property ( or as the case may be the part of the demised property in question ) might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market by a willing landlord to a willing tenant ( i ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 2 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) upon which it is actually occupied ( ii ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 3 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) of this lease ( iii ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 4 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) upon which it was last occupied and in any case disregarding the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) of section 34(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and on the assumption that the rent so determined will be revised every five years ( b ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales or the Association of Certified Accountants ( 2 ) If the tenant lets or permits to be occupied the whole or any part of the demised property in return for any pecuniary consideration other than the full rack rental value thereof as at the date of such letting or permission or in return for no pecuniary consideration then he shall be deemed for the purposes of this schedule to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date of such letting or permission and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 3 ) If the tenant himself occupies the whole or any part of the demised property then he shall be deemed for the purposes of this schedule to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date on which he went into occupation and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 4 ) If the whole or any part of the demised property remains vacant for three months or more then at the expiry of such period of three months the tenant shall until the same is next occupied be deemed to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date upon which the said period expired and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 5 ) The tenant shall one month before the beginning of each quarter ( time being of the essence ) deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant showing a true summary of : ( a ) the gross amount of all rents and licence fees which the tenant is entitled ( or deemed to be entitled ) to receive in respect of the demised property and each part thereof for that quarter and ( b ) the amount of any sum included in ( a ) above which the tenant is entitled to recover from any subtenant or occupier of the whole or any part of the demised property either by way of VAT or by way of service charge in respect of services or works performed or to be performed ( 6 ) Subject to paragraph ( 7 ) below the net rents shall be the difference between the two amounts shown in the said certificate ( 7 ) The net rents shall be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors if : ( a ) the tenant fails to deliver a certificate in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ) above ( in which case the tenant shall pay interest on the net rents at the rate of … per cent from the quarter day in question until payment ) or ( b ) any dispute or difference arises between the parties in connection with the calculation of the net rents ( in which case the arbitrator shall determine the amount of interest if any to be paid by the tenant ) ( 8 ) The tenant shall permit the landlord or his agent to inspect and take copies of the tenant 's books or account or any other document or record ( and if necessary the tenant shall procure any computer print-out ) which in the opinion of the landlord or such agent is relevant to the calculation of the net rents and shall bear the costs of such inspection if there shall be any material discrepancy between the certificate delivered by the tenant under paragraph 5 above and the results of such inspection . |
| 9 | For no real reason other than tradition samples are normally passed through a forty five mu sieve or membrane filter . |
| 10 | And I began to be conscious of my unnatural state , and cry in the night sometimes for no real reason except that I wanted a man beside me — any man at all , I sometimes thought , and the little voice which had been so snooty before , now held its peace on the subject . |
| 11 | There has been , I think has put it adequately very well , that there are members who 've turned up really for no real reason but to speak on a minor item which members of their group could 've taken on their behalf , and therefore erm , I , I do support that we need to look at that particular issue , and I think that can be dealt with under the present chairs arrange arrangement without having to have permanent chairs . |
| 12 | Excuse me I just have to rush over here for no real reason and touch something and rush back again . |
| 13 | Furthermore you can establish a company pension scheme based solely upon the investment of the National Insurance contributions for no extra cost to the employer or employees . |
| 14 | Singles may book ‘ Willing to Share ’ for no extra cost . |
| 15 | But they do it though and they expect the cleaners to do it for no extra pay ? |
| 16 | To the extent that such shares have not been purchased all shares of ABC issued pursuant to share option schemes of ABC or any of its subsidiaries prior to completion will be sold to [ ] Plc at completion for no extra consideration . |
| 17 | If your purchase is to be a gift , the assistant will normally offer to giftwrap it for you for no extra charge . |
| 18 | For no extra charge . |
| 19 | The contradictory nature of the process allows for no ultimate resolution . |
| 20 | And whether he were not in this dilemma ; that either his estate might enure for life , at his option ; and then according to Lord Coke such an estate would , in legal contemplation , be an estate for life ; which could not be created by parol : or if not for life , being for no assignable period , it must operate as a tenancy from year to year ; in which case it would be inconsistent with , and repugnant to the nature of such an estate , that it should not be determinable at the pleasure of either party giving the regular notice . |
| 21 | And we , for no logical reason , were the unlucky ones . |
| 22 | Often for no logical reason . |
| 23 | It is also understood that these Biros were capable of telepathically transmitting their cries for freedom to companions of their tormentors , with the result that these would remark , for no logical reason , ‘ You look a right prat with that thing hanging round your neck , throw it away . ’ |
| 24 | This is the 10th year the Celebrities Guild has presented its Unsung Heroes Awards to people who help the disadvantaged for no personal reward . |
| 25 | Wg Cdr Rodley , a distinguished Pathfinder , commanded No 97 Squadron which , together with No 83 Squadron , was hijacked by No 5 Group towards the latter part of the war to provide pathfinding expertise for No 5 Group 's bombing sorties . |
| 26 | Until very recently , it was thought that these symphonies , unlike almost all Mozart 's other music , were written for no specific occasion , but as the result of an inner impulse . |
| 27 | For no other subject of public concern — not for economic policy , disarmament , welfare reform , nuclear power plants — has the professional outlook on a controversy been so shut off from a voice in the national press . |
| 28 | Her blouse fell open and her naked breast was warmed by the hot sun and his mouth drawing her desire from deep within her , a desire she thought had been lost for no other man would have been able to free it , no other but him . |
| 29 | The rejoinder by the defendant to this pleading alleged that the notes were given by Samuel Revill and himself as sureties and were given for the securing of part of the father 's debt and for no other consideration or purpose . |
| 30 | In this way , people such as the Trobrianders of the Pacific , made famous by Malinowshi , spend a great deal of their energy producing goods of no practical value , mainly elaborate pieces of jewellery , for no other purpose than to exchange them with neighbours , and thereby maintain peaceful social relations . |