Example sentences of "[verb] to [be] no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cruel shook up , she is now , like as you do n't need to be no doctor to see , but she were n't shook up when she got a job to do ! ’ |
| 2 | Why else might there appear to be no moon ? |
| 3 | There would , at first sight , appear to be no connection between these two variables . |
| 4 | In short , there has to be no room for misunderstanding ; there must be what lawyers call consensus ad idem or a meeting of minds . |
| 5 | The SPD would favour an amended wording , to allow for the automatic expulsion , for instance , of asylum-seekers from countries where there was deemed to be no persecution . |
| 6 | It introduced a shortened review procedure for " unfounded " asylum applications — either from those whose identity and/or nationality could not be conclusively proved , or those from a country where there was deemed to be no danger of persecution . |
| 7 | You get the same kind of picture you can get with X-rays , with what 's reckoned to be no harm whatsoever . |
| 8 | However , there would appear to be no chance at this time that the T-H-R conclusion will be proved wrong . |
| 9 | THERE would appear to be no future in Newcastle United 's courtship of Roy Aitken , the Celtic captain , following yesterday 's disapproval of the affair by Billy McNeill , manager of the Glasgow club . |
| 10 | So if the revenue had refused in the exercise of their discretion to make the repayment they did in the present case I am of opinion that in the absence of any other remedy it would have been open to Woolwich to claim repayment in proceedings for judicial review , and there would appear to be no reason why such proceedings would not have been successful . |
| 11 | In primary and early secondary school there may appear to be no harm done , but when pupils get older and disaffected with school , their teachers become part of ‘ the system ’ . |
| 12 | In cases ( a ) and ( b ) where the thing promised or performed is precisely the thing which the promisor is already bound to do and no more , and there is no dispute that he is bound to do it , there is said to be no consideration or only illusory consideration for the new promise , and it is not enforceable . |
| 13 | There seemed to be no sense or reason for war at Forres ; in the bonny land of Moray there did not appear to be anything such as rationing . |
| 14 | There seemed to be no logic or direction to the factory 's activities . |
| 15 | There were times when Ajayi considered that way out ; not as attractive then and there , but for when — if — there ever seemed to be no hope , at some time in the future . |
| 16 | There seemed to be no consideration given as to how a management strategy would serve the processes desired , little attempt to anticipate possible outcomes or to arrange for specific progress points when reviews could be undertaken , nor to establish criteria against which a programme 's effectiveness would ultimately be evaluated . |
| 17 | There seemed to be quite a lot of turn from the end where Philippe was bowling but at my end there seemed to be no life at all . |
| 18 | There seemed to be no sign of the farmer and his wife . |
| 19 | Det Chief Insp Dave Sinclair , of Wiltshire CID , said : ‘ There seemed to be no sign of a struggle . |
| 20 | There seemed to be no sign of any transport which actually worked . |
| 21 | She was prepared to make sacrifices for it , but there seemed to be no way she could even begin . |
| 22 | But there seemed to be no way of keeping her out of trouble ; her maid , ‘ seeing discomfort on every side ’ , first refused to obey her , and then left her . |
| 23 | The important point was that there seemed to be no way of determinately reversing this higher-to-lower translation unless the target high-level language was already known . |
| 24 | At least the Queen and her ladies had escaped , but there seemed to be no way of saving this beautiful palace . |
| 25 | ‘ There seemed to be no way of proving what Maurice had done . |
| 26 | There seemed to be no way to ensure that the same tragedy would not be replayed . ’ |
| 27 | Will Carling said : ‘ There just seemed to be no way through . |
| 28 | According to him they had brought a great deal of food with them and despite the loss of Crane 's saddlebags and wallet there seemed to be no shortage of provisions . |
| 29 | The building was owned by Orkney Islands Council , but there seemed to be no difficulty in securing a temporary tenancy . |
| 30 | There seemed to be no threat in his manner . |