Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also other provisions to prevent a party claiming he is entitled to render a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected from him , or rendering no performance at all , of the whole or part of the contract . |
| 2 | The employer could still commit the offence of using , causing or permitting no insurance . |
| 3 | Gingivitis did not increase the risk of coronary heart disease , whereas periodontitis or having no teeth increased it by about 25% . |
| 4 | This is largely the result of a dramatic increase in the level of reported and detected crime over the same period , though it also reflects decisions by the police and prosecuting authorities to deal with such offenders by means of prosecuting them instead of cautioning them or taking no further action . |
| 5 | A director of the Land and Timber Services , Dr Alastair Frazer , is quoted as saying that : " getting some return of their debt from sustainable forestry is better than getting no return at all " . |
| 6 | The mechanical processes involved are straightforward enough , albeit requiring no little patience , delicate handling and care which , all told , is a skill in itself . |
| 7 | There 's nothing worse in life than having no choice , I think . |
| 8 | When one finds a sympathetic platform from which to display an idea , many more ideas are stimulated which , although having no sympathetic platform , may be strong enough to create their own . |
| 9 | It may be that having no windows on the ground floor was a simple security feature , a precaution against burglary . |
| 10 | People say that having no children was/is a blessing . |
| 11 | He also asserts , although giving no evidence for the claim , that ‘ the delinquent 's girl is a force for conforming behaviour , as opposed to acting as provocateur for delinquent activity ’ . |
| 12 | On balance , provincial brokers seem to offer more of their time , although giving no higher quality advice than their London rivals . |
| 13 | Newham North East ) shouted : ‘ Disgraceful ’ , when Mr Clarke claimed : ‘ The men , although doing no work , are at the moment still in the ambulance stations . |
| 14 | I do not think that the hon. Member for Edinburgh , Central , his hon. Friends or the majority of my hon. Friends would say that the Government were wrong , rather than giving no status to people who have been in this country for a number of years , to have given them exceptional leave to remain . |
| 15 | Sleep spindles develop during the first two months of life , varying in frequency between 10 and 4Hz although showing no systematic tendency to increase in frequency with age ( as is the case with the waking alpha rhythm , which progressively becomes faster with age , to reach a maximum of 10–11Hz ) . |
| 16 | It could be argued that predicting no change is a more reliable strategy than predicting change and just guessing at what it might be . |
| 17 | The court must therefore be satisfied that the order will positively contribute to the child 's welfare and must not make an order unless it considers that doing so would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 18 | By section 1(3) of the Act of 1989 Parliament has required a court exercising this jurisdiction to have regard to a number of considerations and by subsection ( 5 ) has directed the court to make no order , notwithstanding an agreement between the parties , unless it considers that doing so would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 19 | This is because s1(5) of the Children Act precludes the court from making an order unless it considers that this would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 20 | ( c ) Presumption of no order The court can not make an order under the Act unless it considers that this would be better for the child than making no order at all ( s1(5) ) . |
| 21 | This decision throws no light on the present issue , since the order of the court , although imposing no punishment , was nevertheless a final adjudication and disposal of the case . |
| 22 | Hearing no other radio communication and seeing no other aircraft to his left or right , he turned finals . |
| 23 | Well aware of his brother 's infatuation with Joan and seeing no reason to discourage it , he regarded Anne 's arrival at the sanctuary as a step in the right direction . |
| 24 | Amelia Putt was called by the servants and told the man that her son was sick and seeing no one . |
| 25 | George Kirkham sent out an appeal to all Anglo-Burman Associations asking their members to go back to Burma in this spirit , and demanding no special safeguards . |
| 26 | At Ramsay 's shouted message , the Scots chivalry formed up from column into as wide a line abreast as the terrain would allow , and wasting no time , advanced at the trot . |
| 27 | The new companies , many of them under a year old and employing no more than a couple of dozen people , base their computers on processor chips imported from the US . |
| 28 | Then the Trade when this ardorous contest is o'er Shall raise in full spendour its head , And colting and cutting and squaring no more Shall deprive honest workmen of bread . |
| 29 | All unpleasant , especially to a small child , but usually of brief duration and causing no lasting damage . |
| 30 | He glanced back secretively over his shoulder at the other three who were talking and paying no attention to him . |