Example sentences of "they [modal v] be no [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if they live seperately , they 'll be no chance at all . |
| 2 | Oh well they 'll be no cooking ! |
| 3 | ‘ They 'll be no money coming through the turnstile . |
| 4 | His friend looked at him quizzically and said , ‘ They 'll be no good against that man-eating lion ’ , to which came the reply , ‘ No , but I 'll be able to run faster than you ! ’ |
| 5 | Erm , may I just say , that you may recall , that at the nineteen eighty-eight A G M , we agreed that they 'd be no smoking here , er , and I hope that er er , can be adhered to , er , and finally er , I have a fairly full agenda , and the officials have have sort of er , measured it to the nearest minute . |
| 6 | It would be such a pleasure and I would promise you that they would be no inconvenience to you . |
| 7 | One says simply that her parents kept their ‘ strong , independent spirit ; they would be no burden on their children . ’ |
| 8 | Bedfordshire , without a South-East League win since August 1989 , proved they will be no pushover this summer with a 9½ — 5½ win over Northamptonshire at Kettering . |
| 9 | They should be kept in a sharp condition , otherwise they will be no use at all . |
| 10 | Italy would be ideal , although from World Cup form they will be no pushovers . |