Example sentences of "[vb pp] be [prep] no " in BNC.

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No Sentence
1 His reaction to my essay , on the other hand , brought me up with a jolt ; and although what I had written is of no interest — I seem to have lost the manuscript , so that is the end of the matter — I carne to value his negative appraisals .
2 How could freedom of expression be put at risk merely by the Government 's saying to any one individual ( the Second Vice-President was here referring to foreign capitalist press owners ) that ‘ what you have said is of no relevance in this country and will stir up trouble and mar the peace ’ ?
3 He made a sweeping movement with his hand , as if what she 'd said was of no interest .
4 The second bankruptcy proceedings brought against him , in I906 , were instituted by a man named Scott , claimed by Wilson to be a Shipping Federation official , He was again saved by his parliamentary friends and trade union allies in an indemnity committee which found that the debts which were alleged were in no way personal .
5 A hospital dealing with the mentally handicapped is by no stretch of the imagination a candidate for the market mechanism .
6 The items noted are in no special order and are certainly not comprehensive .
7 ‘ an accused man having been cautioned is under no obligation to say anything .
8 Minor aircraft snags encountered were of no concern as these would be rectified by the previously-noted maintenance crews under the command of S/L Hughes who were scheduled to sail with the vessel .
9 Anything else the guard may have remembered is of no value for he was killed in the crash .
10 But with an annual loss of more than £900,000 and debts of £2m United were in no position to bargain .
11 Thus , the administration referred to is not of a governmental nature and the other legislation to which I was referred is of no assistance .
12 It is true that the elections resulted in a House fairly evenly balanced between the two parties , but the fact that the elections came to be fought over the issue of the Church in Danger meant that those Tories who were returned were in no mood for compromise , with the result that the new House proved extremely difficult for the ministry to manage .
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