Example sentences of "was no [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no rest for the wicked as John Gribbin told New Scientist 's readers that the results of a Chinese study of the alignment of the planets meant we were in for years of terrible weather . |
| 2 | There was no respite for the beleaguered retail sector . |
| 3 | From these tasks there was no respite for the Christian emperor , the faithful feudal overlord . |
| 4 | Because of the stress laid upon the need for timely preparation , there was no support for the common contemporary practice of withholding from a sick person as long as possible warning of the terminal character of the illness . |
| 5 | Fourth plea , that the plaintiff 's marriage with Ellen Nicholl had been arranged before the alleged agreement without any request from the testator and that there was no consideration for the alleged agreement . |
| 6 | There was no consideration for the ulterior pay promised to the mariners who remained with the ship . |
| 7 | This was no compensation for the 2,000 odd investors who had lost several million pounds in this . |
| 8 | Moving to South London was no hardship for the elderly man . |
| 9 | ‘ To tell you the truth , towards the end I was getting bored stiff because there was no help for the elderly . ’ |
| 10 | A corn-coloured moon climbed up the sky outside the closed window and Tom turned off his lamp so that there was no competition for the warm moonlight . |
| 11 | Advertisements for Harvard dealers pointed out demurely that remuneration was no obstacle for the right person . |
| 12 | At dawn it was grey clouds and rain over the racecourse , but there was no lie-in for the true racing fan . |
| 13 | In 1548 , therefore , there was no reason for the Scots to fear the alienation of their queen . |
| 14 | Unaccustomed to waging this kind of war , she was no match for the other woman 's powers of cattiness . |
| 15 | The weakness of the human will betrayed by generations deprived of God 's inner communion was no match for the Dark Power . |
| 16 | Although Wilhelm 's army was no match for the total power of the Waaagh , Grom 's forces were split up all over the Empire into many small armies . |
| 17 | Daniel struggled but was no match for the two louts who , having kicked and beaten him , pushed him down a grassy bank towards the canal . |
| 18 | Not wishing to be a pansy , I stepped up my pace too , but I was no match for the male legs I was pursuing since both of my spindly little limbs could fit into the right leg of his breeches . |
| 19 | The mamluks came out to meet him in battle , but their colourful medieval cavalry was no match for the modern firepower and discipline of the army of France which won a decisive victory at the Battle of the Pyramids . |
| 20 | I also showed how to arrive at a successful transfer price where there was no market for the intermediate product . |
| 21 | There was no need for the accused to reach the restaurant door . |
| 22 | In Brooks the Court of Appeal decided that there was no need for the accused to make off stealthily , and that the words " dishonestly makes off " usually required no explanation because they bore their " ordinary natural meaning " . |
| 23 | In a pagan world which was full of gods and where men and women encountered the divine at every turn , there was no need for the mystical disciplines to help people to cultivate a sense of presence and unity : they already felt at one with the world . |
| 24 | But Stephen Evans , of St Paul 's Motors , said the situation was unfair as there was no need for the yellow lines to be there . |
| 25 | THERE was no reprieve for the Scottish Pipe Bands last Saturday , as Field Marshal Montgomery , under the leadership of Richard and Gordon Parkes , claimed the premier prize of the Cowal Championships — the gigantic Argyll Shield — and the accolade of Overseas Champion of Champions . |
| 26 | To avoid them I should either have had to go several hundred yards through dense undergrowth , or make a wide detour round and above them ; the former would have subjected me to very great danger , and there was no time for the latter , for the sun was near setting and I had still two miles to go . |
| 27 | There was no privacy for the dead : the most one could hope for was a certain reverence . |
| 28 | This was no place for the frail ball player . |
| 29 | Yet this was no place for the faint hearted , and Jimmy knew it . |