Example sentences of "as they [verb] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they had no policy grounds for changing sides during the ballot , had they done so people could have only interpreted their action as a betrayal of tribal identity . |
| 2 | In one case , police admitted that they cried out for investigation , but explained that they could not undertake it as they had no men with the expertise needed . |
| 3 | As they had no receiver to check the RG gear , they also flashed a Z by red torch signalling the centre of Z beach . |
| 4 | The French bank used both search consultants and job agencies — depending on the level of the position — without in-house recruiting at all ; this was mainly for convenience , as they had no experience of recruiting or advertising for jobs in Britain . |
| 5 | The factories on the east bank of the Medway were even worse off as they had no direct railway outlet and also a poor road system . |
| 6 | It was also to be assumed the four Orientals themselves would have to be faced , as they had no way of knowing that two of them were already dead , thanks to the actions of Sherman and the Prophet himself . |
| 7 | The problem , Richie explained , was that John and Angela had arrived at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Vienna , but as they had no passports they could not be admitted to the country . |
| 8 | Three patients declined to come for a check endoscopy immediately after radiotherapy as they had no bowel symptoms . |
| 9 | On the facts of the case , the police were held liable in negligence as they had no fire fighting equipment present when the CS gas was fired . |
| 10 | This week , the government decided to award the men payments , and the move is a coup for Mr Robinson and the firefighters , as they had no legal requirement to redundancy pay . |
| 11 | People are like chameleons : they can adjust themselves to any environment so long as they 've no alternative . |
| 12 | Local authorities have an unusual approach to recording their assets as they make no provision for depreciation — see chapter 8 . |
| 13 | Several biochemical studies of xenobiotic metabolising enzymes in colon have made comparisons between samples of normal and tumour tissue , but are of limited value as they take no account of the varying proportions of different types of enzyme expressing and non-expressing cells in the samples . |
| 14 | All this applies to open-ground sowings , and of course it is the crops from these that move fastest as they suffer no transplanting adjustments . |
| 15 | These particular claws are often removed soon after birth as they serve no useful purpose . |
| 16 | The Independent Broadcasting Authority has said that groups can team up as long as they have no more than 25 per cent of the total independent television advertising market . |
| 17 | Cobras do not hear in the ordinary sense as they have no extended ears . |
| 18 | The critics never review my work , but this concerns me little as they have no power and little influence . |
| 19 | Mr G Ventateswaram , the film industrialist , said of the awards : ‘ They are unique as they have no other purpose than encouraging good cinema and TV . ’ |
| 20 | Agents are n't keen on multiple agency agreements as they have no guarantee of commission , despite incurring the marketing costs . |
| 21 | In the meantime , the voluntary colleges are being particularly hard hit by cuts in financial allocation from the DES , as they have no rate-borne funds to call upon . |
| 22 | Gloucestershire police say that they 're unlikely to prosecute the woman as they have no means of making her return to England to face charges . |
| 23 | Day works should be bed as they provide no incentive for a contractor to be efficient because he or she is not responsible for the efficient use of resources , the profit is guaranteed and there may be a risk of double payment . |