When I asked who would stay behind, not a one volunteered.

I asked him to drive me to the airport, and he said not a chance.

After the party, there was not a sausage left in the kitchen.

We saw a single bird arrive and cheered, but one swallow does not a summer make, so let's wait for more signs before declaring the season has changed.

Are you worried about giving the speech? Not a bit of it.

I cared not a hang about his opinion.

After years of living in silence, she finally realized that a house is not a home.

The aftermath of the storm, with fallen trees and flooded streets, was not a pretty sight.

She was not a little surprised when she saw the results.

She submitted the budget proposal not a minute too soon, just as the committee was closing submissions.