Example sentences of "this [noun sg] was no " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no race and this case was no game . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | and what he 'd done to this pillow was no one 's business . |
| 5 | ‘ Most woman are astounded to find that their numeracy skills are so good , and this group was no exception . |
| 6 | One could be tempted to say that this evening was no exception but that would be a little harsh . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 " . |
| 9 | ( 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 : |
| 10 | This vaccination was no easy one to administer , for the necessary dose had to be given intra-nasally . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Heavens , what a word l No , this man was no pickpocket . |
| 13 | But this voice was no feeble substitute ; it was a direct address from the God who had been silent . |
| 14 | This idea was no doubt suggested by the cycle of the seasons with its alternating conflict of the hot and the cold , the wet and the dry . |
| 15 | But even this medium was no mere excitement , as God broke in from the beyond and seized him : there was communication . |
| 16 | Telling you Christmas dinner 's no picnic for The Lady of the House at the best of times and this year was no exception . |
| 17 | This year was no exception , with both candidates making rallying speeches to the troops and snide digs at one another . |
| 18 | This year was no exception , with one important difference : These well-placed sources for once proved their worth . |
| 19 | This year was no exception , with eight little ones hatched . |
| 20 | For some time now Professor Nina Demourova , of Moscow , herself a distinguished book-collector , has generously provided the Library with modern Russian children 's books which have been difficult to acquire through conventional channels : this year was no exception and a significant number were received during the year , including Muzafar Alimbaev 's Kto nachinaet den : stikhi ( Moscow , 1988 ) , translated from the Kazakh . |
| 21 | CRUFTS is always one of 's busiest times and this year was no exception . |
| 22 | This year was no exception with the climate improving each day at Peebles . |
| 23 | And this year was no exception , with a mammoth 2OO entrants . |
| 24 | When an aircraft went on detachment , it was normal practice for those on board to stow their personal baggage in the bomb bays along with the aircraft spares and tool kits and this trip was no exception . |
| 25 | This view was no doubt reinforced in the past by the fact that those who became directors were frequently individuals of limited capabilities , good breeding often being a more important ground for selection than business acumen . |
| 26 | The general lack of interest in antibiosis at this time was no doubt discouraging , but it did not prevent his former pupil Dubos from bringing tyrothricin to clinical trial . |
| 27 | This time was no different and my master left Syon with the tears streaming down his face . |
| 28 | This time was no different . |
| 29 | The rocks of the Bomb Circle usually get me thinking and this time was no exception , especially considering the way I 'd lain down inside them like some Christ or something , opened to the sky , dreaming of death . |
| 30 | Liberating society from this legacy was no easy matter , because not only officials but wide strata of the population thought this Stalinist model was in fact the very epitome of socialism . |