Example sentences of "[is] no [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Speed will have his central role he prefers so there s no excuse now .
2 The following is the UK mirror site of ftp.luth.se — probably THE FTP site in the world … anyway , you can log into this UK one anonymously … which basically means there s no account/password needed as such .
3 There s no cutting edge at the moment .
4 There s NO WAY they could do that , unless they are pressed for them .
5 He has actually come out this season and said that there s no place in the side for Strachan and Rocastle .
6 With him and ‘ spit ’ there s no contest .
7 What Im saying is with the midfield and full backs we have there s no need to be under much pressure .
8 Nobody will ever tell me Strachan should nt be 1st name on the team sheet when he s playing as he is. there s no point arguing the toss because you obviously feel different .
9 There s no reason whatsoever we should n't be thinking in terms of the championship anyway .
10 What Im saying is that there s no harm keeping these players … maybe loan some of them to lower clubs to get more experience etc .
11 ‘ There s no substitute for skill ’ — wise words mate .
12 He s no good with the back pass and/or crosses .
13 There is no thesis without an antithesis , and polemic called forth counter-polemic , and mockery , counter-mockery , in works by conservative academics , such as George Watson 's Modern Literary Thought , Helen Gardner 's In Defence of the Imagination , and some of the contributions to Reconstructing Literature , a collection of essays edited by Laurence Lerner .
14 The government may also amend the law to ensure that where there is no inheritance tax on death there is no capital gains tax uplift in base cost .
15 The default is no password i.e. may be left blank .
16 Eurobonds are generally bearer bonds ( i.e. there is no register of holders ) , pay interest free of tax , and are usually unsecured but offer a negative pledge .
17 Even this 1.8GL model , with the more powerful 90 bhp engine , is no ball of fire , and the standard 1.4-litre 60 bhp model looks distinctly sluggish compared with most rivals .
18 But the man is no fool .
19 Essex Man is no fool .
20 Michaela finds she is no fool
21 The English King is no fool He must know that we are approaching .
22 John Daubney is no fool and has sought the solution because he , like many others , looks for reasons for unexpected noises occurring at 3 a. m. in the morning .
23 Jethro Tull is no fool , he 's got a clever brain , the way he dresses up to attract attention . ’
24 Jefferson has been in the business a long time and is no fool , is he ? ’
25 LADY DAVERS : He is no fool , child , and libertine enough of conscience , and thou art not the first in the list of his credulous harlots .
26 Now the old chap is no fool .
27 ‘ The man is no fool . ’
28 And while it cost Leeds 750,000 to re-sign Scott Sellars — a player who left Elland Road for Blackburn for around 35,000 — Collins says : ‘ Wilkinson is no fool .
29 Matilda is no fool ; this place is well patrolled . ’
30 ‘ And my husband is no fool . ’
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