Example sentences of "that [noun] was no " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I gave her an exaggerated account of my clashes with different members of my family , she continued to discourage me , saying that the work in London was hard and that exile was no easy way of life . |
| 2 | ‘ I was told by London that expense was no object . |
| 3 | But one thing he was sure he had learnt was that Marriage was no part of any conspiracy , had indeed no useful friends left . |
| 4 | It is always something of a memorable sight to see that magnificent banqueting hall employed to its full capacity and that evening was no exception . |
| 5 | What I done on that night was no more than any other police officer does or would do in the same situation . |
| 6 | It was on the tip of his tongue to observe that Burun was no more or less trustworthy than he had ever been , but he realised suddenly that he would be stating the obvious . |
| 7 | Taking my keys that day was no accident , was it ? |
| 8 | Rachel had always thought that dodgems were inappropriately named , and that day was no exception , for as they cruised round there were many more bumps than dodges , accompanied by screams and shrieks as the guitars throbbed louder than ever and a siren wailed above them , |
| 9 | They looked as though they knew already that life was no laughing matter . |
| 10 | A greater mortality in hypertensive compared to normotensive diabetics was reported in one study but no comparison with non-diabetic hypertensives was made ( Hayward & Lucena , 1965 ) , while a 10-year prospective study of 370 diabetics showed that hypertension was no more hazardous in diabetics than non-diabetics ( Pell & D'Alonzo , 1970 ) . |
| 11 | While it was true that all religions were imperfect and that Hinduism was no different from Christianity in this respect , it did not follow that the Christian claim ‘ Jesus is the only son of God ’ could be universally accepted . |
| 12 | THE ALBUM that launched a thousand NME headlines and , more pertinently , confirmed once and for all that rap was no passing fad and was , in fact , nothing less than an art form . |