Example sentences of "[coord] i had no " in BNC.

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1 ‘ My first event in charge was at Goodwood — the race where Stirling Moss crashed — and I had no money .
2 ‘ The delays involved were altogether unacceptable in my view and I had no doubt that they amounted to maladministration . ’
3 I had been counting on his saying no to at least one of those , so that I could issue a hollow guffaw and depart , shaking my head ruefully ; but he did not , and I had no choice but to slink away or sign in .
4 That was in Frankfurt when a meeting over which I had no control went on just too long and I had no chance of making my flight .
5 Our room was an ark , and I had no wish for the dove to bring home a green leaf .
6 They were both very anxious and I had no choice .
7 It was a cold night and I had no overcoat but I was soon sweating with the effort of carrying the suitcase .
8 My application to join the RCAF was refused with thanks , and I had no choice but to be content with that ruling .
9 But then I was never much of a businesswoman and I had no close relatives left to turn to for help and advice .
10 I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer .
11 My life lacked the clarity , form and order of simple fiction , and I had no idea who , where or what I was or should be .
12 ‘ They deserve a chance and I had no qualms about putting them in this quality field .
13 ‘ I tried to stay but they said they were paying my contract up and I had no option .
14 No one had a clue what was wrong with me and I had no idea what was going on .
15 But I could have been wrong and I had no means of checking my suspicions .
16 Whilst demonstrating all too clearly her feeling that la Sologne belonged to her family , and I had no real place in it , she was able to discuss with Jean-Claude and me what we could reasonably expect from the area today , and lay down , precisely , what it was appropriate to do and not to do among the Solognats .
17 I saw now what I 'd known all the time , only I 'd hidden it craftily from myself because it did n't fit in with what I wanted to do , that Terry and I had no basis for a love-affair ; we were friends who happened to be attracted to each other physically , which was far from enough , and by thinking it was enough we 'd gone against the very nature of our relationship .
18 My activities had no goal and no aspiration , and I had no competitors , which meant that I rapidly acquired the confidence of the leadership of the Labour Party .
19 I had never been away from Joe before , and I had no idea what was going to happen to me at Miss Havisham 's .
20 All my short life I had been told this , and I had no answer to it .
21 This put all other thoughts to one side and I had no time to worry about the captain .
22 Books were a jumble and I had no notion of discriminating between them .
23 ‘ But Tatyana Nowak said to me a number of Poles had a grudge against Mills for something or other — she did n't say what , and I had no chance to find out . ’
24 It was a sudden , painless collapse and I had no chance to do anything .
25 Blockbusters are going through a terrible time , and I had no desire to add to the misery .
26 But a divorce is expensive , and I had no money .
27 ‘ I was forced to face the fact that I was living with a woman I actually disliked and I had no one to blame but myself .
28 I was going back to my flat one evening and I had no cause to feel unsafe .
29 ‘ He saw an opportunity to go past me and went for it and I had no choice there but to close the door .
30 And I had no idea no idea at all honestly .
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