Example sentences of "[vb past] no [adj] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 They may have received some college training , participated in in-service training provided by government agencies or employers , or received no specific training for their jobs .
2 That 's why it seemed no bad idea for somebody to know where I was yesterday afternoon . ’
3 ‘ I got no neat story for you , Rufus , but this is what we have so far . ’
4 Assured by Helen that their new way of making love brought no ill effects for her ( ‘ Happy and bountiful Helen ’ ) he wishes her to understand his satisfaction away from her : ‘ You would laugh to know what my amusements are ! — mere jests of the slightest character ; rough simple ways ; and very little thought .
5 San Diego-based GTI Corp , majority owned by Telemetrix Plc , responded to a $1.50 fall in its share price to $21.75 on Friday by saying it saw no fundamental reason for it , adding that it expects to report ‘ continuing positive results ’ this quarter after four quarters of increases of 100% or more .
6 The Royal Bank of Scotland said it had pulled out because it saw no continuing need for its participation .
7 The work proved no real challenge for me .
8 Although Park gave no detailed explanation for his decision to resign , the deep antipathy between him and Kim was universally seen as the key factor in his decision .
9 The MPs said the absence of any disciplinary action against any of the individuals involved could undermine the Bank 's future effectiveness because it might lead staff to conclude that failure to carry out their responsibilities effectively carried no adverse consequences for them .
10 Engaged as I was in the struggle with myself , the struggle between my self and my body , other people had no real existence for me .
11 It was quite clear they had no real feeling for their mother , and were almost looking forward to her death .
12 As Lord Keith said in Lonrho Plc. v. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [ 1989 ] 1 W.L.R. 525 , 539 : ‘ The only significance of the absence of reasons is that if all other known facts and circumstances appear to point overwhelmingly in favour of a different decision , the decision-maker , who has given no reasons can not complain if the court draws the inference that he had no rational reason for his decision . ’
13 The difference between the studies may be explained by the fact that we adopted more stringent criteria for assessing H pylori state and also assessed gastric function only in H pylori negative patients with DU who had no other explanation for their ulcer disease .
14 You can see I had no great hopes for my future as a woman .
15 The paper owner , the local council , had bought it for eventual use as a road , but had no immediate use for it .
16 He had no spare time for anything else , and laments the fact that he had so very little time for his studies .
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