Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [art] [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , where the tread is below 1.6 mm depth in the middle of the tread and around the circumference of the tyre it is no good the defendant adding up the ‘ bits ’ on either side of the worn part to try to make a good three-quarters . |
| 2 | It is no good the person who gave the order later complaining ‘ But I meant you to do so-and-so ’ . |
| 3 | It is no good the judge 's writing the criminal a note ; the words must be said out loud . |
| 4 | It is no good the Labour party seeking again and again — as it did this morning — excuses for why people offend . |
| 5 | It is no good the Minister , whenever he is found to be wanting and to be wrong , starting to hurl abuse across the Chamber or making allegations that have absolutely no substance . |
| 6 | It is no good the hon. Member for Epping Forest showing concern if he does not understand this , because it will be empty concern . |
| 7 | The best preliminary plan may be for the reader to open the book upright at ( the illustration ) and then go to the other side of the room , to be imposed on from a distance : it is the nearest the book can offer to the proper first encounter with the figure . |