Example sentences of "[vb infin] nor [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rick 's old agent , however , had not heard from him in ten years , and could neither confirm nor deny the rumour . |
| 2 | International athletics officials insisted they could neither confirm nor deny the report . |
| 3 | Prime would neither confirm nor deny the report but noted that it had long indicated in Securities & Exchange Commission filings that it was ‘ exploring financial activities , including capital market transactions . ’ |
| 4 | His lips were slightly parted , and she could neither see nor hear the thin whisper of breath . |
| 5 | As a matter of strict law , party elections can neither preclude nor pre-empt the prerogative of choice . |
| 6 | But the remedies being advanced can neither disguise nor obviate the bigger need , which is prevention . |
| 7 | In his mind 's eyes Lexandro could no longer quite capture nor comprehend the essentially alien anatomy of his quondam sisters . |
| 8 | The Countryside commission has said ’ we believe that the countryside can neither afford nor accommodate the predicted growth in road traffic ’ |