Example sentences of "[vb past] [ex0] be [art] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Now , however , to his intense discomfort , Hugo found there was no way he could prevent himself from thinking about Greg Martin .
2 Dr Weir said a post-mortem examination had revealed Naomi had nearly twice the fatal dose of paracetamol in her blood but added there was no evidence she intended to kill herself .
3 But a spokesman claimed there was no proof it was guilty .
4 I came here eight years ago from Unilever , and the standards I respected there are the ones I would try to uphold at Cancer Relief .
5 Professionally , if I felt there was a risk I should want to know that I was clear so I was certain there was no danger of me passing anything on to a patient or a future partner .
6 When Margaret Hughes arrived at court in Leominster she knew there was a chance she 'd be sent to prison .
7 Delaney knew there was no way she would be shifted from her chosen course .
8 Well I thought today at work thought there 's no way he 's gon na last out .
9 ‘ She was threatening to go to London and if she did there was a possibility she would upset Berenice ; I ca n't risk that . ’
10 Out of my box on this bomber , I remembered there was a bird I fancied at St. Martin 's — Virginia .
11 I 'm firmly convinced that if we had been operating under the old style of management , making a consensus decision , the clinicians would have got to their clinical representative and said there 's no way we want that — we want everything twice as big and gold-plated taps because patients will die , etc. , and their rep would say , " I 'm sorry but it 's completely unacceptable to my colleagues ' .
12 A couple of months ago he wanted to come back but I said there 's no way he 'd come back here without us being married .
13 So erm , I said to Emelda , oh dear I said if Mark puts two and two together I said there 's no way he 's going to get the job I said because Mark and I , well just , you know
14 Steven thinks that just be I only just got in he said , I 'm having my tea and he said there 's no way I 'm gon na do nothing like that at this time of night when I 've been fourteen hours at work So then he stormed off back home again so he said well you 'll have to move it cos it 's obstructing the dual carriageway someone might come round that corner fast and hit it .
15 Cos I said there 's no way I 'd sleep in it myself !
16 you know plenty of other little girls that would want to look after him , and I said it 's no good relying on Vicky because she , the little sister , she 's nine , she was too young to do things by herself , you know , I said there 's no way you can let , leave it all to Vicky , so that if you do n't want him any more you must tell me and I said there 'll be no hard feelings but that 's it , cos he comes first at the end of the day , so she said oh I , oh I have been naughty have you been ?
17 He said there 's no way you can get that sort of lift without
18 and er I said you 've al also told me that Sue said there 's no way she 's going out with him on the at forty I said that 's only two years away .
19 And my mum started said there 's a problem I 'm getting bullied or something .
20 I said there was no way I wanted to live on my own .
21 And he said there was no doubt they would suffer substantila hardship .
22 And he said there was no doubt they would suffer substantial hardship .
23 The two things were entirely unconnected , but if it is of importance to you then you 'll be pleased to know that had there been a test you would have passed it with straight As . ’
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