Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] of no " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have already instanced the first chapter of Simenon 's Maigret 's Pickpocket , which consists of no more than a description of Maigret riding to work on a bus , as being as gripping as any chase sequence , from the absolute accuracy of the writing and its complete economy . |
| 2 | It is simply a fact that truth can not be tolerant , that it admits of no compromises or limitations … |
| 3 | Not surprisingly the company boasts it knows of no unions in its British stores . |
| 4 | Mayhew , who has a lot of contact with players at first class and international level , maintains he knows of no first-class players in New Zealand using steroids or performance-enhancing drugs . |
| 5 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said in a televised interview with CNBC-TV that he knows of no effort by the US Federal Trade Commission to force a restructuring of Microsoft , despite its ongoing probe : ‘ I certainly have n't heard any suggestion that they 're even considering something that would change the structure of our company , ’ Gates said ; he also warned on the Business Insiders programme that Microsoft Corp will not be as profitable in the long-term as it has in recent years — ‘ The kind of profit margin we 've had in the past will be very unlikely for us to achieve in the future ; we 've said after tax margins probably wo n't stay over 20% in the mid to long-term , and they could go quite a bit lower than that in the short-term , ’ the company 's chief executive declared . |
| 6 | a warranty that he knows of no defect in the vendor 's title . |
| 7 | If what Gerald said in his address to Congress yesterday that he knows of no Labour MP who wants to break the links between the Party and the unions were absolutely true then there would be no need for this debate today . |