Example sentences of "[pron] [be] no [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put the gun sideways in his mouth to give him two free hands and I thought about trying to grab it off him but I thought I 'd probably kill one of us and even if I did n't I was no match for him and he 'd just take it off me again . |
| 2 | I was no match for your proud , muscular strength : after a few yards I was exhausted , and you would take over , shoving the burden along with tireless energy . |
| 3 | ‘ However , I have been provided with information which leads me to think she was not entirely an angel herself , which is no excuse for you . |
| 4 | ‘ However , I have been provided with information which leads me to think she was not entirely an angel herself , which is no excuse for you . |
| 5 | Though he appeared no longer bent on seduction , nor even aware of her seeming absence , Isabel knew she was no match for his strength . |
| 6 | There are no endorsements for him on death row . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I feel fine and I could ride next week , but there are no horses for me and it 's a bit cold , ’ the 57-year-old said last night . |
| 8 | At the moment there are no plans for them to do any more work on the building . |
| 9 | There are NO plans for him to return to Coney Hill . |
| 10 | There are no sounds for me to hear . |
| 11 | Being highly specialised feeders , there are no alternatives for them and their numbers are dwindling fast . |
| 12 | There may be compensations for a loss of freedom but there are no substitutes for it . |
| 13 | The PLAYER stands with huge , terrible eyes , clutches at the wound as the blade withdraws : he makes small weeping sounds and falls to his knees , and then right down : While he is dying , GUIL , nervous , high , almost hysterical , wheels on the TRAGEDIANS ) If we have a destiny , then so had he — and if this is ours , then that was his — and if there are no explanation for us , then let there be none for him ( The TRAGEDIANS watch the PLAYER die : they watch with some interest . |
| 14 | Er all the clothing you had was provided by yourself , boiler suits , boots er there there was no protective clothing at all , there were no protection for your hearing , er there was no what we called leathers as such for er to save you from getting burned with scales off of the rivets , with burning machines etcetera , there were n't there was absolutely no er protective clothing at all , unless you happened to be able to buy it yourself somewhere . |
| 15 | The Irish Times meantime had suggested that British Telecommunications Plc and AT&T Co were bidding for a stake in Telecom Eireann ; a spokeswoman for Telecom Eireann said that the company had received an assurance from the Irish government that there were no plans for its privatisation . |
| 16 | There were no weekends for them . |
| 17 | Tom met him outside at lunchtime as there were no classes for him in the afternoon . |
| 18 | To have done otherwise , it was argued , would have meant turning away young refugees because there were no homes for them to go to . |
| 19 | Will my hon. Friend explain to the Minister that , in the trust in my area , newly trained nurses were told that there were no jobs for them ? |
| 20 | and there were no facilities for you try it on |
| 21 | Our afternoon was not as enjoyable as it might have been because of a large number of supporters who had to stand alongside our seats in the east stand as they had purchased transfer tickets for seats and there were no seats for them . |
| 22 | I says there were no need for her to leave them there , we 're gon na bloody create it |
| 23 | There were no messages for him at the desk . |
| 24 | There were no Jews for them to complain about , but when questioned by Timewatch the modern Master Race considered the Paraguayan natives to be lazy good-for-nothings . |
| 25 | ‘ They worked hard to get us into Europe and now there 's no perk for them . |
| 26 | There 's no hope for her . |
| 27 | ‘ I know there 's no hope for me , but I sha n't be at peace unless I know he is happy . ’ |
| 28 | There 's no hope for me , she thought . |
| 29 | He tells me there 's no work for him in Amantani , certainly not for the whole year , and he must go to Puno . |
| 30 | Yes , yes , they have er , a temporary student , and they asked him to leave us , he 's , there 's no work for him like . |