Example sentences of "no [noun sg] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no effect at a single point , only a change in the separation of points in space . |
| 2 | In either case the content and timing must be specified so that there can be no confusion at a later date when the agreement on who does what is no longer fresh in the mind . |
| 3 | The Younger Committee made no attempt at a definitive statement on what constituted privacy , contenting itself with a summary of different approaches and attempts at definition . |
| 4 | Neil made no attempt at a normal tone . |
| 5 | Earlier expeditions , in the wars against Louis XIV , had twice failed to make any progress up the narrow estuary of the St. Lawrence ; the new expedition under Wolfe sailed up the river and established itself outside Quebec , the capital of New France : British troops took up positions east of the city and also on the south side of the river , but there was no attempt at a seige and the routes north and west of the city remained open . |
| 6 | No attempt at a comprehensive review of the rules is made ( for that solicitors will use the current edition of The Law Society 's Guide to Professional Conduct ) ; rather , those provisions which touch on matters affecting firms , either directly or through the consequence of their being liable for the acts of their individual partners , are considered . |
| 7 | There 's no point at a later date saying oh by the way you do realize that that show we gave on AIDS |
| 8 | The plan meets the garrulous approval of the exiled monarch Wladislas , who calls himself ‘ a middle-class professional man ’ and who is relieved to escape from the rivalry of priests and nobles and the expense of entertaining courtiers of extravagant tastes who ‘ love dressing up in uniforms , putting on swords and attending state balls ’ and whose appetites are such that ‘ a bullock roasted whole and a couple of pigs go no distance at a supper table in Lystria ’ . |
| 9 | 685 , where , as a result of there being no quorum at a half yearly meeting of a licensing court , the meeting could not be adjourned under the existing legislation and the Court of Session had to intervene by virtue of its nobile officium in order to prevent the expiry of certificates due for renewal at the meeting . |
| 10 | Provided this agreement exists there can be no pretence at a system of monetary base control . |
| 11 | Lord Reid said that where a party , who is in no way at a disadvantage in bargaining , chooses to take a calculated risk , then he could see no reason why the court should say that he had acted against his own interests . |
| 12 | There was nothing to support it , no face at a window , no movement of a curtain , but when Mr Hollins knocked on the front door it opened immediately . |