Example sentences of "be no [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.

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1 That there had been no time to prepare for a gradual hand-over of power , to make plans for social , political , economic and military integration , only made things worse .
2 This is no time to ask for a pay rise
3 This is no time to ask for a pay rise
4 Equally , there 's no need to go for a savings scheme which gives you a cheque book if you 'll never use it .
5 There was no officer gaping for a fee ; this could have been said of no city on the English side of the Tweed . ’
6 Trains were so frequent on this line that there was no need to aim for a particular one .
7 Yesterday , the Rev John Russell , the committee 's chairman , said that with a slump in the number of parish ministers from 2,750 in 1929 to 1,259 in 1991 , there was no slack left for a further reduction in parish work .
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