Example sentences of "but they make no [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they made no mistake on the stroke of half time when Stevenson pounced on an Elliott pass to crack the ball through a ruck of bodies after Wrexham failed to clear a free kick . |
| 2 | But they made no response , all except the little boy , who smiled and dusted the air with his hand . |
| 3 | He saw the knot of people beyond the flames gazing at him in puzzled amazement , but they made no response . |
| 4 | The sheep lifted their heads and looked at him as he passed by but they made no sound . |
| 5 | I waved , but they made no gesture in return . |
| 6 | Shocked , they started up , but they made no attempt to cover their nakedness . |
| 7 | The idea , however , that the rebels aimed to kill the King is unlikely — not only did the rebels show a positive loyalty to him at Mile End and Smithfield , and adopt as a watchword ‘ King Richard and the True Commons ’ , but they made no attempt to take vengeance on him for the death of Wat Tyler , when he could have been at their mercy . |
| 8 | But they made no mention of the Georgian who had ruled the vast soviet Union for over a quarter of a century in this one . |