Example sentences of "[pron] was no [noun sg] 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 | Though he appeared no longer bent on seduction , nor even aware of her seeming absence , Isabel knew she was no match for his strength . |
| 4 | It was during the floods in 1984 when lots of people lost their crops and there was no work for them . |
| 5 | Della tried to find work , but times were bad , and there was no work for her . |
| 6 | ‘ We got ourselves into one of those silly situations , in the middle of 1883 , which meant there was no way for me to remain . |
| 7 | But Fabia knew that there was no excuse for her foolhardiness . |
| 8 | Granny had originally come to stay with us while her house was being fumigated but that had been months before and there was no excuse for her to continue living in our overcrowded home . |
| 9 | Garry deserved all that was coming to him ; fidelity in marriage seemed to be very little regarded but Garry must have known about the baby and there was no excuse for him . |
| 10 | There was no excuse for it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ There was no excuse for it , whatever the circumstances . |
| 12 | I began to realize that there was no happiness for me in life . |
| 13 | Maybe Maria Luisa was such a deep part of his life now that there was no hope for their future . |
| 14 | ‘ He dropped down just now , and the doctor said there was no hope for him because it 's his heart ! ’ |
| 15 | But as he could not stop looking at her , I knew there was no hope for him . |
| 16 | The husband disputes the claim , on the ground that there was no consideration for his promise . |
| 17 | Yeah there was no preparation for it really and I have n't learnt the scripts properly , |
| 18 | The structure was built to resemble a stone yurt — the outer wall was a continuous string of arches which were covered with felt panels , there was a planed timber floor , and there was no provision for anyone to sit down . |
| 19 | But our poetry started to flow again , though now it was he who distributed the favours : there was no call for him now to bribe me with sex , so this aspect of our relationship was something he kept under tight control , allowing sexual contact only when he felt like it and not just when I wanted it , as in the past . |
| 20 | Rival clubs insist there was no competition for his signature , however . |
| 21 | ‘ A smaller offer from Forest was put to my board and , frankly , there was no decision for us to make . |
| 22 | Why , even Peggy herself had been one of his targets — until he realized there was no chance for him there . |
| 23 | But there was no chance for him to rest in seclusion , even if he wished to do so — by April his brother was dying , and because of the urgency of the situation Eliot flew to New York on 22 April . |
| 24 | ‘ They must have known as they sighted the enemy that there was no chance for them ’ , said Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain , but they had no thought of surrender ’ . |
| 25 | Damien 's body appeared to be twisting and writhing like a fish on a line but there was no escape for him . |
| 26 | But if there was no advantage for him he would n't come . ’ |
| 27 | Because there was no help for her . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | There was no help for it . |
| 30 | There was no help for it . |