Example sentences of "but [det] [is] no [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah , but that 's no consideration for the cook then is it ? |
| 2 | Wotherspoon , of course , will have to be forcibly restrained , but that 's no problem at all . |
| 3 | but that 's no problem for me , it used to be a problem but it is n't now because I 've worked on building up my confidence in other things so I 'm good at quite a lot of things and I always keep re-enforcing that that I 'm good at doing these things . |
| 4 | With a cool look , and willing herself not to glance at the greetings card , Lisa reminded him , ‘ But that 's no loss to either of us . |
| 5 | But that 's no consolation for thirty seven skilled workers who up until now had pinned their hopes on a management buy out , but now find themselves out of work . |
| 6 | But that 's no reason for taking advantage of her weak points . " |
| 7 | But that 's no reason for repeating the exercise ! |
| 8 | Usually I keep two buckets full of water but that 's no good in winter because they are plastic and will not stand the frost . |
| 9 | " Oh , the Relais , but that 's no good in the evening . |
| 10 | ‘ You see , Doctor Masters , ’ he continued , ‘ we have been placed in a difficult position , but that is no reflection on your qualities as a good doctor . |
| 11 | Serbian minority within Croatia , but that is no excuse for what has happened and continues to happen . |
| 12 | ‘ There is a tremendous amount of poverty , unemployment and deprivation here but that is no excuse for the extent of crime we are suffering . |
| 13 | Obviously , after what some of them have gone through , they can at least live in safety , but that is no basis for a completely new beginning after a shattered career , education and family life . |
| 14 | ‘ Job training may be , in its simplest form , almost universal but that is no reason for complacency . |
| 15 | But that is no reason for trying to make them contradict each other . |
| 16 | This figure is relatively small when compared with many American cities , but that is no cause for satisfaction . |
| 17 | It may be simpler for utilitarianism to neglect or ignore the demands of justice and equity , but that is no argument for maintaining that there should not be justice and equity . |
| 18 | True in its first incarnation , only last year and at the same venue , it played to packed houses but this is no reflection on its merit , merely an indication of popular appetites for down market products . |
| 19 | But this is no time for Yesterday 's Men . |
| 20 | A battleship may need a lot of ocean to turn around in , but this is no argument for abandoning our commitment to rudders . |
| 21 | We accept that we can not measure the value of the work by economic output but this is no argument for lack of careful management in the way specific projects are constructed . |
| 22 | It is sometimes possible to find a few rare or special examples of an artist 's work that dealers have sold at rising prices , but this is no basis for saying prices for that artist 's work in general have risen . |
| 23 | The ratio will have improved but this is no solution to the original problem which was that banks wanted to expand their business by lending more . |
| 24 | Having achieved orgasm , many men find later in life that the interval before the next erection increases to hours , or even days ; but this is no reason for abandoning sexual activity . |
| 25 | This effect will probably be temporary , says scientists , but this is no reason for complacency about ozone-depleting chemicals . |
| 26 | Agendas , minutes and related papers are available For inspection at the school , but this is no substitute for attendance at meetings if public information and debate is fully intended . |
| 27 | They are , of course , very adept at absorbing everything in a brief but this is no substitute for a profound knowledge and understanding of the subject . |
| 28 | But this is no hunt for an extra-terrestrial creation in deepest Buckinghamsahire . |