Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [adv] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Western diplomat said : ‘ Syria is militarily no match for Turkey . |
| 2 | ‘ Export is a nightmare because of the paperwork and expense of transporting the pottery , but we 've never had it so good up here and Easter Ross is really no further from Tokyo than London . ’ |
| 3 | Sasbach is really no more than a scatter of houses , a couple of shops , a garage and a church set down in the middle of vineyards and orchards . |
| 4 | Andrew Smith says Oxford is probably no different to anywhere else , but it 's the only place monitoring the code . |
| 5 | The Department of Transport says it 's ridiculous that after seven years Hereford is still no nearer getting its bypass . |
| 6 | In fact , Will is definitely no paragon of virtue ! |
| 7 | Often hailed as a jazz fusion pioneer himself , Pat Metheny is nevertheless no stranger in the Grab-a-Grammy stakes . |