Example sentences of "[prep] no [noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To suggest we should ignore such a sign is as irrational as saying that the blue-black line which appears on the gums due to chronic lead poisoning is of no significance because it does n't cause any pain or discomfort . |
| 2 | And it did n't worry him when he got into the sensitive parts with his drill ; my strangled cries were of no avail and he carried on remorselessly to the end : I had the impression that Hector thought it was cissy to feel pain , or maybe he was of the opinion that suffering was good for the soul . |
| 3 | A clause is of no effect unless it is incorporated ( included ) as a term in the contract . |
| 4 | It is clear that a waiver is of no effect unless it is unequivocal and only where the representee acts on it to his detriment . |
| 5 | Anything else the guard may have remembered is of no value for he was killed in the crash . |
| 6 | It is of no consequence once it is accepted that the God to serve humanity originated at the moment that life first became manifest , and combined with the material of the universe to start the long process of producing living creatures with the capacity to enjoy life and all that that involves . |
| 7 | It proved of no consequence that I then chose only those four families who still possessed their original Palestine passports , complete land deeds and mandate tax returns . |
| 8 | As far as I 'm concerned , a Tarot card is of no use unless it fits one of those hole-in-the-wall banks , preferably on somebody else 's account . |
| 9 | This is obviously correct if you are working from the actual body measurements , but it is of no use when you want to enter measurements taken from a diagram where only an armhole depth measurement is given . |
| 10 | Knowing all about how to have safer sex is of no use if we feel unable to bring it up with a partner . |
| 11 | It was of no use if they received the sacrament of Matrimony and did not live as Christians . |
| 12 | The fight game is like no other when it comes to chasing fame and fortune , but for every Bruno or Lewis , there are hundreds , thousands of lads who glove up and take guard . |
| 13 | So it should come as no surprise that we can teach children to manipulate this theatrical language by the same variety of means as we can teach other aspects of drama ; using the whole gamut of strategies ( working in role or out of role , with small or large groups , using forum theatre , still images , games and exercises ) . |
| 14 | For his seasonal debut on going which was too fast for him , it came as no surprise that he drifted from 7-2 to 5-1 . |
| 15 | Indeed , when he did finally win , it came as no surprise that he should accept the applause with the same self-mocking sense of humour that he showed when times were good . |
| 16 | The Wellington trainer , who has a strike rate of just over 37 per cent at the Lancashire course , landed a double there yesterday with all-the-way winners Tri Folene and Star 's Delight , and it would come as no surprise if he doubled that score today . |
| 17 | ‘ We knew Wednesday had problems at the back when long balls were played at them , so it came as no surprise when we scored on the break to make it 1–1 . ’ |
| 18 | By this time I was so sure that any Friday 13th would mean a move that it came as no surprise when we left the Pit on Tuesday 10 October . |
| 19 | It thus came as no surprise when it was announced in 1961 that the Marton route would close at the end of the 1962 season . |
| 20 | It came as no surprise when he was sent off for a vicious headbutt to the hapless Hudd . |
| 21 | But it pissed me off no end when he finally decided to change over because he shut up shop while he did it , leaving me with no Saturday job and no money . |
| 22 | ‘ I told them I was prepared to answer emergencies for no pay and I 'm staying on until the end of my shift . |
| 23 | And if you ever came up with eight of them on the one coupon , you could also mark X in the box for no publicity as you made plans to spend , spend , spend . |
| 24 | He decided that they were British ( for no reason that we yet know ) . |
| 25 | One day I was browsing in the university library , when for no reason that I could pick upon I drew a biography of Newton from one of the shelves . |
| 26 | On the night of Thursday Cameron slept badly , for no reason that he knew of . |
| 27 | I often sleep in my coat , ’ he backed away from her , all the way towards the door ; then on the landing , and for no reason that he could give to himself , he turned and ran not towards his bedroom but across the landing , over the gallery , down the stairs , through the hall to the front door . |
| 28 | For no reason that he could think of , the image of Nubenehem 's customer , the furtive man in the brothel , came back to him . |
| 29 | Riven realised with no surprise that he could love this world and its people , despite the heartbreak it had wrought on him . |
| 30 | A recent supermarket promotion offered larkspur seeds with no warning that they are highly toxic . |