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knew little or no Greek
Dante’s acquaintance with his works can have been but slight, as they were not then translated into Latin, and Dante knew little or no Greek.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

knew little or no Greek
He was comparatively illiterate, he knew little or no Greek.
— from The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

knew little or no geometry
She could in this way satisfy a careless teacher who did not take the trouble to inquire how the pupil had prepared her lessons, but she knew little or no geometry.
— from The Recitation by George Herbert Betts

kill little or no game
But if you dream you kill little or no game, then it presages bad luck, and disappointment in love.
— from The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller Embracing full and correct rules of divination concerning dreams and visions, foretelling of future events, their scientific application to physiognomy, palmistry, moles, cards, &c.; together with the application and observance of talismen charms, spells and incantations. by A. H. Noe

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