Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adv] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local advertising revenue is up 16% and sponsorship revenue is ahead no less than 71% . |
| 2 | Mm , well the cost of living is certainly no cheaper in Austria than it is here . |
| 3 | [ music ] But as this music fades into the Interlude the E/F figure is suddenly no more than a detail in the seascape , a gull 's cry perhaps or a slight turbulence on the water [ 3 ] . |
| 4 | It was barely more than a flash impression and the man was turning and the light was n't at all good ; and besides , he pretty much resembled a pig anyway , so the effect was probably no more than a moment 's mistake . |
| 5 | Those who have this skill are usually no brighter or cleverer than others but they do have an element in their make up which others lack — they are organised . |
| 6 | Body armour is absolutely no protection . ’ |
| 7 | The chancellor is clearly no stickler for fiscal purity . |
| 8 | So from the black and white picture I have painted you can see that life in a state of world peace is just no fun . |
| 9 | Timbmet 's solicitors will try to argue that because the wood was dead no harm could be caused by it 's sale . |
| 10 | Like the Balinese tiger , the smallest of the eight races , the Caspian tiger is probably no more . |
| 11 | Dent Town is really no more than a village , although it may not be prudent to say so in the hearing of the residents . |
| 12 | If none of this works , maybe the band is just no good . |
| 13 | Depending on the time of year , the Chelt at this point is often no more than a trickle , although after heavy rain it can rapidly become a muddy torrent , rushing through the fields ( and now beneath the M5 motorway ) , via Butlers Court , to the next mill at Boddington . |
| 14 | ’ He also states that severity of punishment is patently no deterrent . |
| 15 | In spelling , on the other hand , one must pay close attention to the structure of the word ; knowing the meaning is probably no help at all in spelling it . |
| 16 | But Cahn 's team was certainly no joke and usually gave the visiting tourists a worthwhile and high-scoring game on the pleasant Loughborough Road ground in West Bridgford . |
| 17 | This child had not been embalmed and his preservation was due to nothing more than the construction of the coffin , for the wood was no less thick — 1½ inches — than that of an adult 's coffin , and the lead was likewise no different in gauge . |
| 18 | If that were indeed the case their Englishness was certainly no impediment to involvement in a cosmopolitan , international world in which French speech and culture was dominant . |
| 19 | His medal was certainly no ‘ cheap shot ’ despite the disparaging comments in at least one English journal because the Toronto final times were slow . |
| 20 | My father once wrote after he had been to the French Legation to dine : " A forty-minute ride across two ravines and a swamp , then a shocking road up to the house on a moonless night is really no fun . " |
| 21 | ‘ But stripping paper is n't the answer , ’ he yelled — ‘ it is n't the answer if the wall is basically no good ! ’ people nodded some more . |
| 22 | The termination rate for this service is also no worse than other years and is indeed better than our other services . |
| 23 | All of these great saxophonists have their own very distinct voices and personal approaches within the Parker tradition and Peter King is indeed no exception . |
| 24 | In reality biological knowledge is often no more secure than psychological knowledge but psychologists often feel a sense of inferiority in the face of biological data . |
| 25 | The Rowley Mile was certainly no place for a scantily-clad 56-year-old , but needless to say in Piggott 's extraordinary case it made not the slightest difference . |
| 26 | This seemed a race well beyond his stamina range , for the Grand National is over nearly four and a half miles and Crisp 's ideal distance was apparently no further than two and a half miles . |
| 27 | That recognised , its achievement is answer enough to the question why , given the attributes claimed for it , the place it has so far established for itself in the economy is still no more than marginal . |
| 28 | For those who have an alternative , mud is clearly no choice . |
| 29 | The infinitive 's meaning-capacity in its " bare " use is therefore no different from that observed when it is preceded by to . |
| 30 | The porter who rang up to Mrs. Banks and directed Charles to her flat was also no doubt expensive , and would have been discreet if he had refrained from accompanying his directions with a wink . |