Example sentences of "and [verb] no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew she lived alone , and wasted no breath reminding her there was no-one there to look after her . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought he 'd be man enough to — ’ but Leith had other things on her mind and wasted no time cutting in and going into orbit . |
| 3 | The diode D1 is reverse biased during this period and plays no part in the action . |
| 4 | Observers are quick to point out that the main church , the Romanian Orthodox , is well under the control of the secret service and constitutes no threat to President Nicolae Ceausescu . |
| 5 | The message is clear and concise and displays no verbosity that one would expect to find in more courtly love scenes . |
| 6 | You can also ease initial strain on your cashflow by taking advantage of a two year ‘ capital repayment holiday ’ , during which you only pay interest on the loan and make no capital repayments . |
| 7 | Thus the fee note should definitely exclude the supplier 's VAT registration number and not show any amount as VAT , ie the invoiced amounts should be VAT-inclusive and make no reference to VAT other than stating ‘ This is not a tax invoice ’ . |
| 8 | And make no mistake . |
| 9 | Many years later when I first visited the States I began to understand a bit of how they felt , as I too was then in an alien land — and make no mistake , America is an alien land , for all that we share a language and many common roots . |
| 10 | And make no mistake , the rum ration is very important to a matelot ; not only to be sipped or gulped , but something to be used for bargaining or the repayment of a favour , or even bottled and taken home on leave . |
| 11 | Underlining the absurdity of Ireland 's proportional representation system — and make no mistake about it , if we had a proportional system in Britain , it would n't be that nice Paddy Ashdown holding the balance of power , it would more likely be the Reverend Ian Paisley and a couple of Welsh Nationalists — the issue of whether or not Cable & Wireless Plc can buy a stake in Telecom Eireann could bring the coalition government down : Fianna Fail realises that in order to bring in outside investment into the debt-strapped state phone company and increase the lamentable penetration of just 31 phone lines per 100 people , there is little alternative to privatising the company outright or at least bringing an outside investor , but Dick Spring , deputy prime minister and leader of the Labour Party , minority partner in the coalition , issued a statement saying that any privatisation ‘ would represent a breach of the programme of government . ’ |
| 12 | And make no mistake about it , she knew I was there . |
| 13 | And make no mistake , although this has been introduced in a piecemeal and seemingly haphazard manner , it is in effect a well thought out policy , with the strategy coming from the Tory think-tanks and implemented with gusto by their close friends and allies in both public and private industry . |
| 14 | Because people have done one job , during the day , and then having to go on to another job at night , and make no mistake , that , you know , this is the sort of legislation that we need , to protect us , the public from what , you know , the consequences of somebody working |
| 15 | Although he could only guess at the enemy 's destination Hawke did not hesitate , as his despatch to the Admiralty next day confirms : ‘ I have carried a press of sail all night , with a hard gale at south-south-east , in pursuit of the enemy , and make no doubt of coming up with them at sea or in Quiberon Bay . ’ |
| 16 | So , I wish you a happy and healthy life and make no apology for repeating these words of Goethe : |
| 17 | She could n't quite get there on her own , not with having to lie so still and make no noise . |
| 18 | Usually , conceptual clusterers employ the natural hierarchy of predicates directly , and make no mention of a metric . |
| 19 | Stern and Partridge admit that monographs and specialised studies already exist on all these rooms , and make no claim to have discovered new material , but justify their extended reconsideration of the ‘ halls of state ’ on the grounds that they have never been analysed together as monuments of public art . |
| 20 | A similar conservatism marks the techniques used by Theban vase-painters , who avoid foreshortening and make no attempt to achieve three-dimensional realism , thus lagging behind Attic rivals . |
| 21 | Some cash cards have special links with international networks and make no charge for obtaining cash . |
| 22 | These have already been compared with law centres earlier in this chapter and it was noted then that they are staffed by volunteer lawyers , have limited opening hours , offer only advice , and make no charge for the service provided . |
| 23 | But later , in answer to critics of the " soft approach " Rudduck ( 1991:139 ) responds : " Such research , they say , can run the risk of addressing trivial questions , lacks cumulative power and offers no collective , radical challenge — but on the other hand reflective , classroom-focused research is a way of building excitement , confidence and insight — and these are important foundations for career-long personal and professional development . " |
| 24 | It is remarkable that speakers use this function word , which itself seems to carry no symbolic meaning , and offers no advantage in expressive terms over the ordinary LE that . |
| 25 | It evinces such contempt for the principle as to use language which ignores or denies it , and offers no justification for the departure . |
| 26 | Art therapy can be of immense value to some Disabled people , as it is to some non-Disabled people , but it has not intrinsic link to Disability and offers no solution to the problem as Disabled people perceive it . |
| 27 | They seemed to be paralysed as they encountered the hard wall of his chest , and his lips covered hers and met no resistance at all . |
| 28 | We were not merely ready to welcome strange things when we had walked half a mile up a lane and met no man , but we were in a gracious condition for receiving whatever might fall to us . |
| 29 | The two circuits are self-contained and lose no water other than by leaks and evaporation , so no scaling occurs after the initial heating of the water . |
| 30 | Well aware of his brother 's infatuation with Joan and seeing no reason to discourage it , he regarded Anne 's arrival at the sanctuary as a step in the right direction . |