Example sentences of "not a breath of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caruso 's ‘ Recondita harmonia ’ from Tosca is his only one , otherwise they are Neapolitan songs , all done handsomely , though , and not a breath of criticism possible ; Gigli has ‘ O Paradiso ’ from L'Africana , and the famous ‘ Improvviso ’ from Andrea Chénier , then five popular songs . |
| 2 | The second CD is given over in the main to what I think of as Mark Goodier bands ( not a breath of criticism implicit in that , by the way ) . |
| 3 | At some time or another most of us will have sat beside the shore of a loch when there 's complete calm and not a breath of air . |
| 4 | When I am down in States l or 2 it seems to me that I am always there , with all the flags hanging limp and absolutely still , and not a breath of air moving . |
| 5 | Not a breath of freshness stirred in the upper air , and the ground at their feet steamed as the sun drew the moisture out of the earth . |
| 6 | The night was dead still now , not a breath of wind . |
| 7 | There was not a breath of wind blowing , and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred . |
| 8 | ‘ It was so hot and humid out there , with not a breath of wind . |
| 9 | Not here — not now — with the sun blazing down and not a breath of wind stirring that was n't edged with the thrill of warmth . |
| 10 | In the seconds at the bottom when everything had steadied , when there was n't a breath of air , just a strange unreal calm , he rolled over the edge and clawed his way on to the thin rubber bottom of the raft . |