Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] was no [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 erm yes , erm it 's very sad that there are people , and something should be done about it , but if you were to have a society , a perfect society , where there was no need for people to sleep out rough , or to sleep rough , you would still find some people who would sleep rough .
2 For me , going on a strict vegan diet where all animal products were banned , where there was no place for tea or coffee , where even fish , eggs , salt and sugar were forbidden , was like leaping from a warm bed into the icy seas of Antarctica .
3 I also showed how to arrive at a successful transfer price where there was no market for the intermediate product .
4 Some villages , especially in the North and Midlands , were quickly converted into industrial slums , where there was no room for living or dead .
5 The Grace , 180 tons fully loaded , nosed her way through the low arches by the Middlesex bank , where there was no room for other craft , passing , or surpassing , all the shipping there .
6 But she had no milk to give it — so there was no reason for it to suck the teat , which would have helped the flow .
7 Note also that the game was played just once for each pair , so there was no reason for the receiver to refuse in the hope of prompting a better offer next time .
8 At all events , she had committed no crime , so there was no reason for him to pursue the matter any further .
9 ‘ Oh , so there was no need for me to explain . ’
10 However , child benefit has fallen in real value , so there was no justification for reducing the dependency additions .
11 It would be fifty four thousand eight hundred if there was no reduction for environmental considerations .
12 The company is seeking urgent talks with the Government on the proposal to drop petroleum tax relief for drilling costs , citing the example of its small Angus field where profits would fall from £1.90 to 10p per barrel of oil produced if there was no allowance for drilling the cost of the exploration wells .
13 But if there was no advantage for him he would n't come . ’
14 Medieval women were not without authority in the familial and economic spheres even if there was no place for them in public politics .
15 They were clogged with cases because there was no procedure for summarily trying minor offences .
16 Inter alia , it was argued before the Court of Appeal that there was no assignment of a share to Casey because there was no consideration for the agreement contained in the letter .
17 Because there was no help for her .
18 ‘ To tell you the truth , towards the end I was getting bored stiff because there was no help for the elderly . ’
19 In the instant case it might be said that there was a stronger case for allowing the court 's jurisdiction because there was no provision for any appeal if the Revenue was allowed to invoke s 485 .
20 And she brought forth her first-born son , and wrapped him in swaddling clothes , and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn .
21 And she brought forth her first born son , and wrapped him in swaddling clothes , and laid him in a manger. because there was no room for them in the inn .
22 Hospital spokesman Graham Howard admitted : ‘ They were refused because there was no room for them .
23 He was being held in police cells because there was no room for him at Durham prison .
24 There was n't any dust under the bed really because there was no room for the dust because it was jam-packed
25 Extending the requirement for leave to appeal It was to be hoped that in the context of forthcoming legislation , consideration would be given to extending the requirement for leave to appeal across the board , both because there was no justification for allowing any appeal to proceed if it had no prospect of success and because the present dividing lines between those in which leave was required and those in which it was not , was quite illogical .
26 " And she brought forth her first-born child , and laid him in a manger , because there was no place for them in the inn . "
27 You had you had no organized sport such as you have today , but you had a football team because there was no need for what you would call sports ground , there was plenty of available open space , park .
28 It did n't happen because there was no need for anybody to come into the room .
29 ‘ So you think that was magic because there was no reason for it , ’ he said .
30 This heavy construction , which has good sound-insulating properties , provided an economic solution to the problem posed by the need to insert new floors in spite of the fact that all the beams had to be manhandled into position because there was no access for mechanical handling .
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