Example sentences of "it be no [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's no fun for the spectators either . |
| 2 | Transend Professional is a solid comms program but it 's no match for the latest Window-based fax software |
| 3 | It is no defence for the officer to say he does not know and can not with reasonable diligence find out who the driver was . |
| 4 | An employer is liable for the offence of ‘ using ’ an unlicensed vehicle if the vehicle is driven on his business and it is no defence for the employer to show that he had not authorised the journey if , in fact , the journey was on his business ( Richardson v Baker [ 1976 ] RTR 56 ) . |
| 5 | It is no defence for the director to say that he was absent when the play was performed , unless he can take advantage of the special defence that he did not know , and had no reason to suspect , that the performance would involve the use of the offending words or behaviour . |
| 6 | It is no panacea for the teacher with discipline problems , but has its contribution to make to one of them . |
| 7 | It was no way for the holder to go out . |
| 8 | It was no use for the hound , so he put it back , and another , older , shoe was stolen . |
| 9 | ‘ I remember bursting into tears and blowing my nose and saturating my tiny handkerchief so that it was no use for the rest of the day , ’ writes P. Atkinson , of The Green , West Cornforth , who was revising for mock O-levels at Stand Grammar School for Girls , in Manchester . |