Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] was no [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found there was no real difference between Santiago marginals and those in higher strata in a cultural way , that is , they shared the same values and aspirations , but the squatters were unable to realise these because of structural features . |
| 2 | I was very impressed by the volume and depth of sound from such a small cab , and although there 's not the power to cover a very large stage , I found there was no great loss in tone when standing to the side of the amp — a problem with some larger rigs . |
| 3 | When it came to her turn to scramble ashore , she found it was no easy task to move the balance beam which swung the gates open . |
| 4 | The auction itself , while the organisers assured me was no more than their normal one , carried quite a few important items of furniture and there was also a wide range of smalls which commanded what I would consider to be better-than-normal prices . |
| 5 | Mr Swan added there was no real need for the course as a nearby one owned by Aycliffe Town Council would soon be doubled in size to 18 holes . |
| 6 | According to the Angling Mail , the report stated there was NO conclusive evidence that fish feel pain . |
| 7 | X-rays showed there was no serious damage to the skull , but Dr Volkov had remained unconscious for some time after the door had been finally broken down . |
| 8 | When it repeated the words back perfectly , the bishop claimed there was no human being in the world who could have done that , and the machine 's fidelity was perfect . |
| 9 | Imagine mother 's distress when she discovered there was no such thing ! |
| 10 | ‘ In most cases that we heard there was no real problem , but in some cases there was fire so we decided to have the recall as a purely precautionary move . ’ |
| 11 | The plates flickered past , solemn and beautiful faces , sleeping soldiers , angels carrying flutes , and then a page fell open more easily because , slipped into it , she found a sheet of the villa 's notepaper on which was typed what she at first thought to be a shopping-list , but , as she began to read , discovered it was no such thing . |
| 12 | Judge Richardson agreed there was no useful purpose in getting a conviction for unlawful sex . |
| 13 | Research undertaken by Coopers & Lybrand revealed there was no significant case in cost terms to justify changing the current local government structure to anything other than a single unitary authority for the whole of Lothian . |
| 14 | Research undertaken by Coopers and Lybrand revealed there was no significant case in cost terms to justify changing the current local government structure to anything other than a single unitary authority for the whole of Lothian . |
| 15 | A blood test then revealed there was no genetic mismatch preventing Allison and Ronnie from having children . |
| 16 | She submitted there was no other appropriate or fair way for the Secretary of State to deal with the case other than to allow Doherty at least an oral hearing or written representation . |
| 17 | The young agent decided there was no further point in trying to bluff . |
| 18 | They were concerned about their own roles but they also felt there was no historical evidence of local authority commitment to mental health services and they therefore feared losing hard-won resources to these authorities . |
| 19 | His staff was much too small to give a reasonable teaching course , and the absence of serious opposition that might have been provided by another English veterinary school meant there was no great stimulus to change . |
| 20 | The secretive negotiations between administrators and polluters meant there was no public accountability . |
| 21 | Though he laughed there was no matching humour in his eyes . |
| 22 | Alice said she would come now , it was only just down the road , in a bright chatty voice that insisted there was no real problem , nothing wrong . |
| 23 | But Roy Lynk , president of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers , insisted there was no sound reason for the closures . |
| 24 | But he knew there was no real temptation . |
| 25 | I knew there was no burnished gold at my back , only a burning shaft at my loins . |
| 26 | So far as I knew there was no Indian name for Moose Jaw , but I had a brain-wave that might help . |
| 27 | and I thought there was no good putting up with it just by not saying |
| 28 | And just at the point when she thought there was no more power of feeling in her , some deep instinct took over , and she found her body moving fervently with his rhythm . |
| 29 | A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child . |
| 30 | Ace was n't willing to trust Dubois further than she could throw him , since he seemed to use much the same methods as their enemies ; perhaps that meant he was no better than them . |