Example sentences of "[conj] no [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were times too when he could not bear to look at the free birds and preferred to huddle wanly in the shadows of his shelter , where no visitors could see him , and stare at the bare , stained concrete that was his wild moorland , and the grubby little basin of water that was his lake and the few square feet of cage that was his sky . |
| 2 | ‘ I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown ’ , he declared , ‘ where no disturbance can be . ’ |
| 3 | It was as if the sight of the man prodded at a dead spot within him , where no response would come . |
| 4 | Her mother Wendy hovered round the house in too petty and ethereal a form to be much use : the occasional glimmer of light where no light should be , an object in motion which by rights should be still . |
| 5 | At NEWTONDALE HALT peace and tranquillity greet you in this dale where no cars can go . |
| 6 | The company is now in a regulatory climate where no objection would be made to either of its corporate investors , NEC Corp and IBM Corp , each with around 5% , greatly increasing their stakes in the company — to perhaps 25% each — but IBM has no cash to spare even if it wanted to get more involved with a company forever at the mercy of the shifting tides of French policy and NEC Corp , which two or three years ago would have jumped at the opportunity of making Bull a European and US outlet for far more of its products , faces a price war in its cash cow personal computer business back home and faces such a hard time that it has just seen its debt ratings cut — at a time when cheap capital is no longer available in Japan . |
| 7 | The company is now in a regulatory climate where no objection would be made to either of its corporate investors , NEC Corp and IBM Corp , each with around 5% , greatly increasing their stakes in the company — to perhaps 25% each — but IBM has no cash to spare even if it wanted to get more involved with a company forever at the mercy of the shifting tides of French policy and NEC Corp , which two or three years ago would have jumped at the opportunity of making Bull a European and US outlet for far more of its products , faces a price war in its cash cow personal computer business back home and faces such a hard time that it has just seen its debt ratings cut — at a time when cheap capital is no longer available in Japan . |
| 8 | But even the inside pane , where no rain could have splashed , was remarkably clean and there was no discernible dust around the sill . |
| 9 | There are issues where the school needs to take a firm line and where no compromises can be tolerated . |
| 10 | It is these cases , where no pathogen can be isolated yet there are pus cells to be found in the urethra , that major problems of diagnosis arise . |
| 11 | Nor do they know why for many years , almost to this day , footprints were to be found in a field near to the earthworks of the castle where a famous duel was said to have been fought between two brothers during the Civil War and where no seed would grow . |
| 12 | Notwithstanding this , we also believe the precautionary approach should be adopted , with some areas designated ‘ inviolable ’ where no drilling should be allowed . |
| 13 | I also believe the precautionary approach should be adopted , some areas being designated ‘ inviolable ’ where no drilling should be allowed . |
| 14 | With its motto ‘ Rottweiler breeding is working dog breeding ’ , it has put together a unique package where no dog can become a show champion without first having working qualifications . |
| 15 | The child 's developing cognitive capacities mean that events which at one age produce little or no anxiety may , at another , be extremely distressing . |
| 16 | Open-field farming , with few or no hedges must have produced a very bare landscape , totally lacking in visual interest which the great modern prairie farms of East Anglia have actually re-created in the last few decades . |
| 17 | A reasonably low level of background noise means that the pupil with little or no sight can pick up sound cues without undue difficulty and strain . |
| 18 | Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems . |
| 19 | People who speak little or no English may not understand the need for speed , and it may take time to get the information translated . |
| 20 | Those who undertake little or no training would pay the highest levy . |
| 21 | If the philosophy is to decentralise , in the way described in Chapter 21 , that is to say by effectively delegating authority to the sub-units , then it is likely that little or no role will be available for a corporate marketing department . |
| 22 | We must accept that study has proved that the Bible is not historically true in all its parts ; we must declare that no Christian need suppose the book of Genesis to be an accurate physical account of the making of the world , nor mind if study proves contradictions in the different accounts in the gospels . |
| 23 | What about the ones it reopens , he reflected bitterly , the old memories that , long dormant , it gratuitously stirs up until nostalgia becomes a pain that no balm can alleviate ? |
| 24 | It is most important to remember that no double-stop can be played of which the higher note is lower than since this would require both notes to be stopped on the same string simultaneously . |
| 25 | The Jewish law stated that no healing could take place on the Sabbath day unless it was a matter of life and death . |
| 26 | Noting that the lens and pupil of the eye were ‘ so finely shaped and fitted for vision that no artist can mend them , ’ Newton asked whether blind chance could have known sufficient of light and its refraction to have effected the design . |
| 27 | At the Trades Union Congress in 1916 Wilson moved a motion , which was carried unanimously , that the government should repatriate all Chinese who could not prove their British nationality and that no Chinese should be signed on British ships west of the Suez Canal . |
| 28 | Yet one understands and sympathizes with the reader who urges for that word to be said ( even as he/she understands that it can not be ) , and no amount of earnest preaching that this is the way things are , that no certainties can be reached , will attenuate the sense of frustration that accompanies our contemplation of the ruins . |
| 29 | It is tied in such a way that no damage will result no matter how the elephant strains at its bonds . |
| 30 | It is also important to ascertain that if fixtures and fittings are to be removed from the property , that no damage will be done to the fabric of the walls , floors , ceilings , etc. ( g ) Home improvements Ask the client whether any additions or alterations have been made requiring planning consent in recent years . |