Example sentences of "no [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The archbishop of Canterbury was convinced , however , and the English bishops acquiesced , leaving Henry no choice but to support them as he had promised . |
| 2 | They just behave like absolute pricks so that the ladies have no choice but to drop them if they have any self-respect . |
| 3 | Many of them never wanted to lend overseas in the first place , but were forced into it by the internationalization of American commerce ; as their local clientele expanded into foreign trade , they had no choice but to follow them or lose the business to the money-center banks . |
| 4 | He took her arm , and short of starting an undignified fight she saw no option but to join him as he strolled towards the white-painted gate , set in the surrounding outer stone walls . |
| 5 | But when such practices occur elsewhere in the world , he feels , UK companies might have no option but to accept it and adjust . |