Example sentences of "knew [conj] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to perform for them with the spotlight on her and she knew that no trick would be good enough . |
| 2 | But she knew that no amount of speed would save her . |
| 3 | The living room ceiling was hung with bunting , the kitchen smelt of roast turkey , the house was full of people who all knew each other intimately , the videos had been ordered and the sideboard was laden with drink and in fact everyone behaved just like it was a real family Christmas , except that Boy had sex with two other men in the bathroom , and they did n't even bother to lock the door because they knew that no one else there would mind , knew that they did n't have to hide what they were doing from the rest of the party . |
| 4 | The public and the teenage press were , in fact , already coming to terms with the punks , but these skins knew that no one could accept their brand of deliberate , mindless , gang violence . |
| 5 | But she knew that no man was going to suggest that , not to her . |
| 6 | They both knew that no timer could be relied upon to be that sensitive , that when he activated it , the chances were reasonable that it would detonate instantly — before he could throw it . |
| 7 | She knew that Hugh had been wrong in what he had tried to do , but she also knew that no real intimacy had taken place . |
| 8 | Several plain-clothes detectives went further and telephoned a commentator on commercially-owned Ulster Television and asked to be quoted as anonymous detectives in the police division responsible for Rathcoole I who knew that no evidence whatsoever existed against the men arrested . |
| 9 | But , it also knew that no politician in the run-up to an election would allow himself to be associated in any way with organisations or groups tainted with crime or violence . |
| 10 | The girls also knew that no tales would be told of their own doings . |
| 11 | She had never known what love and tenderness were until she met her Aunty Lizzie , and she knew that no one in the world would ever love her like that woman did ; nor would she love anyone else . |
| 12 | Dalgliesh knew that no politician would have talked with such freedom unless he had had absolute confidence in his listener 's discretion . |
| 13 | Even if it were true that the Tsar was long dead , as people said , Abie knew that no army ever gave up the hunt for a deserter . |
| 14 | ‘ You knew that no one around here was going to help us . |
| 15 | He would have said that he was as courageous as most , but he knew that no one ever escaped from the workshops . |
| 16 | She had a repertoire of all-time favourites , culled from these various phases , which the whole family loved , and knew that no one could make better : coq au vin , boeuf Stroganoff , lasagne with home-made pasta , duck with orange , tandoori chicken . |
| 17 | If only he knew that no man could give her what he had — thirteen frantic days of excitement and sensuality that would be with her for the rest of her life . |