Example sentences of "[modal v] be no [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 There should be no attempt to shorten it to newspaper-headline form .
2 There should be no need to cut them , as the length is exactly twice the width .
3 There 'd be no need to have 'em as casuals or temporary workers .
4 So I sent that piece under the impression that there would be no problem having it accepted and that afterwards we would see how the public reacted to it .
5 It would be no fun killing him .
6 If it failed , there would be no mercy shown him by the enraged Executioner .
7 If you had one of these black holes on the surface of the earth , there would be no way to stop it from falling through the floor to the center of the earth .
8 ‘ Even if food were available , there would be no way to get it because there would be no transportation ’ , she says .
9 There would be no need to tell them she had been driving very fast .
10 David protested a little at her going , but assured her it would be no trouble to take her home , and some fifteen minutes later , after she had said her thank-yous and good-byes and collected her belongings , they were in his super-charged sports car roaring along the lanes .
11 If Duke Egeus did not ask Hermia to choose between Demetrius and life in a nunnery in Act 1 , there would be no point pressing her for an answer four acts later .
12 ‘ Who did you phone besides Myra ? ’ he asked , a glint in his eyes saying it would be no use denying it .
13 Even if the value of that software has been recovered , there will be no willingness to replace it until its natural life has expired .
14 We are told that the elderly are living too long , will cost the country too much money and there will be no services enabling them to live with dignity .
15 Even in making oneself more aware in preparation for a choice , it will be enough that one can identify which would be the relatively stronger inclination in the fullest attainable awareness ; there will be no need to experience it in its full intensity or to prolong it after the choice .
16 He paused and said , his glasses catching the glint of the moon , ‘ Naturally , if you come to your senses and stop hero-worshipping him , then there will be no need to introduce you to the empty-headed young pup . ’
17 What my right hon. Friend said on Tuesday is : ’ There will be no VAT increase we have published our spending plans and there is no need for us to raise VAT to meet them . ’
18 If a symbol does not symbolize what one thinks good or true , there can be no reason to retain it .
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