Example sentences of "she had neither the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , it was held that a woman lacked capacity to consent if she had neither the knowledge nor understanding to comprehend that ( a ) what was proposed to be done was the physical fact of penetration of her body by the male organ or if that were not proved , ( b ) that the act of penetration proposed was one of sexual connection as distinct from an act of a totally different character . |
| 2 | She was brainy — that is , she had her head stuffed with facts , but she had neither the intelligence nor judgement to interpret their significance and relate them to the world . |
| 3 | But , for a long time , she had neither the intelligence nor the insight to associate them with herself . |
| 4 | She had neither the patience nor the inclination . |
| 5 | Her owner felt she had neither the skill nor the courage to ride her . |
| 6 | As her body confirmed what he 'd already guessed she had neither the will nor wit to attempt to deny it any more . |
| 7 | She had neither the money , nor , finally , the nerve to stay away . |
| 8 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 9 | But as times became more difficult with the passing years I suppose she had neither the time nor the inclination to play music . |
| 10 | No doubt the wall was lower at some point — down at the edge of the parkland , perhaps — but she had neither the time nor the inclination to find out . |
| 11 | To be as fair to her as is possible , it can at least be said that the work which she had plagiarized on her behalf ( since she had neither the time nor the inclination to copy it herself ) was generally of good standard . |
| 12 | This she displayed at her belt , though she had neither the intention nor the resource to use it . |