Example sentences of "[prep] no [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Accordingly this case also is of no assistance with reference to the issue which their Lordships have to decide .
2 We are in possession of no concept of consciousness at all .
3 The fact that the Green Belt will be reviewed again , as part of the Structure Plan Review , is of no consequence in respect of this appeal .
4 We know of no basis in principle for this submission and we reject it .
5 But there are those in the business community who are victims of myth through no indolence of thought on their part .
6 The vast bulk of delegated legislation is made with no reference to Parliament beyond the original delegation of power to make it by Parliament .
7 With no likelihood of progress in the dispute , it was widely believed that Yeltsin had cancelled his visit in order to avoid a failure to achieve progress on the issue similar to that which had accompanied the visit by the then Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in April 1991 .
8 First , cases of ‘ excessive defence ’ have a grounding in legal justification , in that the occasion was one which justified the use of some force , and this places them on a higher social plateau than killings with no element of justification at all .
9 It could almost have been dead already : a passive progression from birth to death with no awareness of life at all .
10 Notoriously , there are people like Sir Peter Tapsell , headhunted for the cabinet and beyond in their early days , with no defect of character in terms of ability , whom bad time-tabling ( the Tory defeat in February 1974 ) and abrupt changes to a malignant east wind ( the arrival of Mrs Thatcher ) , have succinctly done for .
11 He had another good chance when a high ball landed at his feet at the 18 yard line with no defenders in front of him .
12 One gets the sense of many families as being gatherings of children , some older than others , with no core of authority at the centre , however lightly handled .
13 They work incredibly long hours with no day of rest for a monthly income which in the United States would not even amount to a basic daily wage .
14 But unless you want to spend your time and money on litigation against surveyors , building societies , estate agents and solicitors , with no guarantee of success in the end , you need to become as competent as you possibly can in carrying out your own surveys , even if it is simply to check that the ‘ expert ’ has n't missed anything .
15 The RCN suggests that nurses in trusts who want to undertake post-basic training are being required to transfer to fixed-term training contracts , with no guarantee of employment on completion of training .
16 ‘ At home , children expect to come first in the life of the family and in school many of them behave in a selfish , uncaring way with no idea of consideration of others , ’ wrote another .
17 The Floridante Overture nearly throws him off as he takes the corners with no evidence of concern for his own safety , but the overall effect is thrilling as he leads us on an absorbing and unexpected journey with an orchestra and cast consisting , in the main , of unknown and unpronounceable Hungarians .
18 He continued to look her up and down , with no evidence of warmth at what he saw but just a tightening of the hard lips and that aloof dark stare she had already witnessed .
19 While it is easy to understand why the drug makers pursue the will-of-the-wisp of the ultimate painkiller ; it is less easy to understand why the Committee on Safety of Medicines licenses them with no evidence of improvement in either safety or effectiveness .
20 Rejected moves to make the European Parliament the principal legislative body of the EC , and transform the Council of Ministers into a consultative body with no powers of veto over the parliament .
21 The appellant was however described as flat and detached , with no signs of remorse for his offences : he was thought to be developing a personality disorder .
22 Significant cough for 4 or more days with no signs of improvement during measles .
23 If the headache is continuous with no signs of improvement over several days even if the headache is mild .
24 Emergency admissions to residential care were unplanned with no chance of preparation for the child or of pre-placement visits by the child and his or her family .
25 In Section 3.3 an alternative definition given for a geodesic was of a curve across space with no component of curvature in that space .
26 Above a threshold dose ( 14 Gy ) the incidence of ulcer rises rapidly to a maximum of 45% at nine days with no increase in frequency with doses above 18 Gy .
27 However , I endorse my hon. Friend 's suggestion that the SERPS entitlement accrues on earnings between the lower earnings limit and the upper earnings limit and that the Labour party 's proposal to scrap the upper earnings limit for contribution purposes is associated with no increase in benefit for those persons .
28 The result , the result of such claims will be a rush to restore differentials and a general inflation in Local Authorities , with no increase in value of services for the community and I ask that the Labour Party should distance itself from this very mis-guided proposal for national wage proposals , minimum national wage proposals .
29 But why was he looking at her now with no sign of warmth in his glance ?
30 During the prolonged siege of Pavia , with no sign of capitulation from King Desiderius , Charles spent the spring of 774 in Rome .
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