Example sentences of "[noun] i can [vb infin] no " in BNC.

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1 From the mere fact of wanting more or less or not at all or the contrary I can derive no imperative for choosing between my wants .
2 For my part I can detect no inconsistency between our domestic law and the Convention .
3 At the end of this test I can find no failings in the manufacture or materials of the Veta V. Despite all the use I 've made of them they are as good as new .
4 At the moment I can find no evidence of concussion , but any blow to the head can be potentially dangerous , so if there is nausea or blurred vision I must be called immediately . ’
5 Equally , however , Sturge found the Civilization Society 's policy ‘ inadequate to meet the case but as it involves a violation of my peace principles I can take no part in it ’ .
6 In view of the current state of the art I can do no more here than suggest that alternative approaches are surely possible .
7 With great respect I can see no basis for concluding that Parliament ever addressed its mind to the problem which arose in In re O. [ 1991 ] 2 Q.B .
8 I still think his essay , far from being ‘ a rather feeble piece of writing ’ , to be a powerful piece of advocacy ; and it contained some remarks about culture and religious observance for which in penetration and acuteness I can recall no exact parallel .
9 That way I can have no possible access to the receiver .
10 In their calm faces I can find no clues
11 As to the second stage , like the Court of Appeal I can see no ground for impugning the grounds for decision stated in the letter to Mr. Choudhury .
12 I apologize for using the semimetaphorical terms ‘ hard ’ and ‘ soft ’ in this essay , but after puzzling over the matter for some time I can see no other way of setting about it .
13 In fact I can offer no better advice than that already given by Canon Stafford Wright .
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