Example sentences of "was no [noun] for it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah there was no preparation for it really and I have n't learnt the scripts properly , |
| 2 | There was no excuse for it . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ There was no excuse for it , whatever the circumstances . |
| 4 | Carrie had n't wanted to show her , in case Hepzibah should feel she ought to give them parting presents as well , but now there was no help for it . |
| 5 | There was no help for it . |
| 6 | There was no help for it . |
| 7 | There was no garage for it to be in , it was not outside , therefore the cat woman must be out . |
| 8 | The first was that there was no authority for it . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | There was no reason for it . |
| 11 | You see , there was no reason for it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ So you think that was magic because there was no reason for it , ’ he said . |
| 13 | There was no reason for it , except that when he was talking to Jimmy Williams he regularly felt that Jimmy required his interlocutors to act a part . |
| 14 | And there was no reason for it . |
| 15 | He said there was no reason for it to continue because the convoy had got through to Zepa . |
| 16 | Was erm always kept in the yard , there was no room for it in a small scullery , and there were big old wooden rollers . |
| 17 | In the past they had been told that there was no market for it , but we decided to supply them . |
| 18 | On the first day the West Indian bowlers had been sparing with the bouncer , for on such a pitch there was no need for it . |
| 19 | But he must remain in the custody of the bailiff , who said however there was no need for it . |
| 20 | There was no need for it to re-cover old ground . |
| 21 | They had people to do that for them half the time , there was no need for it , but it was as if I had to earn my keep , I had to repay what they 'd done for me , with the people that worked there laughing at me behind my back , wondering where I 'd come from , thinking maybe I was no better than them . |
| 22 | But now there was no need for it , surely ? |
| 23 | There was no need for it |
| 24 | I have raised the matter many times and while Ministers agreed that legislation was needed , they said that there was no time for it . |
| 25 | This was no place for it . |