Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] was no " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly it was popular in Hellenistic and Roman times , and as a free-standing statue was no doubt a late idea ; but the idea could very well have been suggested by such fifth-century pediment-statues as these . |
| 2 | The bull was a manifestation of Poteidan , and dancing with the most powerful god in the Minoan pantheon was no light matter . |
| 3 | Charitable donations , however , did nothing to enhance a political interest , even if a lack of charity could seriously harm it , for a substantial contribution from a major political figure was no more than was expected by the gentlemen of a county or the magistrates of a burgh . |
| 4 | His emotional vulnerability was no less manifest , and in early quarrels was easily exploited . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I was told by London that expense was no object . |
| 7 | There was no race and this case was no game . |
| 8 | Its architectural and social heritage was no obstacle to the deterioration of the erstwhile mansions in Manchester , Allegheny West and the Mexican War Streets area . |
| 9 | Well I , I can understand er his , his point of view in that firstly he 's saying quite correctly , that this tragedy was no one person 's fault . |
| 10 | This plan was no sloppily organized affair , aware as we were of the lengths to which threatened men will go to protect their most prized territory . |
| 11 | Although no opinion could be expressed about the propriety of interventions in particular cases — the enquiry was not a court of law — the report recognized that sexual abuse was no myth , and that it had indeed occurred in Cleveland in many cases . |
| 12 | and what he 'd done to this pillow was no one 's business . |
| 13 | Sam realised his adversary had most in his favour ; in previous such fights , he would have attacked at once with fists and boots , but this brave man-mountain was no pushover . |
| 14 | But under the leadership of Neil Kinnock , whose top place was no surprise , local party stitch-ups have been replaced by ballots . |
| 15 | The urgency which mainstream critics applied to the task of denouncing A Very British Coup was no doubt fuelled by the fact that the film was screened as a three-week serial , hence reviewers were in the unusual position ( for TV critics ) of being able to influence readers as to whether they would watch future episodes . |
| 16 | ‘ Most woman are astounded to find that their numeracy skills are so good , and this group was no exception . |
| 17 | One could be tempted to say that this evening was no exception but that would be a little harsh . |
| 18 | The self-financing ratio was no higher in the later years of the period than at the beginning , though , without the pressure from the Ministry , it would no doubt have declined . |
| 19 | The persistence and weight of this criticism was no doubt one of the pressures that led the Auditing Practices Board to place ‘ going concern ’ high on its list of priorities , and in May 1992 an exposure draft proposing new auditing standards in this area was issued . |
| 20 | Old Red was no oddity . |
| 21 | None the less , some statements by members of the Association reveal that the effacement required by this procedure was no more than a tactical ploy , since one of the dominant assumptions of moral education was " that morality was to be made a conscious aim of the teacher , but concealed from the pupils , who were to imbibe the influence from literature as habit or experience " . |
| 22 | ( 28 May 1764 ) Young Mozart 's abilities were continually being tested with demands that he should sight-read , improvise , compose melodies to pre-set bass lines , accompany other performers etc. , and this occasion was no exception : |
| 23 | By October , the uplifted area was no less than 150 metres above its surroundings , but still no lava had broken through the cover of soil and rocks . |
| 24 | Her soft feminine frame was no match for fitzAlan 's solid muscularity . |
| 25 | This vaccination was no easy one to administer , for the necessary dose had to be given intra-nasally . |
| 26 | This bias was no doubt at least partially a reflection of the haphazard organization of policing in Britain itself at the beginning of the nineteenth century . |
| 27 | Heavens , what a word l No , this man was no pickpocket . |
| 28 | But this voice was no feeble substitute ; it was a direct address from the God who had been silent . |
| 29 | Discontent lower down the social scale was no less intense . |
| 30 | Enforced silence was no guarantee of innocence or security . |