Example sentences of "[det] [is] no [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is no casual hobby for someone who dabbles in electronics and fancies watching a few extra television programmes . |
| 2 | But this is no vulgar skirmish of brittle nylon colours — its startling brightness is as carefully coordinated as a Zandra Rhodes gown |
| 3 | This is no ordinary manhunt , Inspector . ’ |
| 4 | Er , some some translations will put it tha that , that a , that a great storm blew up , but he word that is originally used there is the wi i , conveys the idea that this is no ordinary storm , this is just a , a sudden squall that has blown and in a , in a short while will blow itself out again , but it 's a strong word that 's used here , a word that would , that would denote a whirlwind or a tempest , something above and beyond the ordinary course of events that these disciples , many of them experience fisherman , would have known and been able to cope without any problem . |
| 5 | For this is no ordinary patient . |
| 6 | It 's only when you 've heard his extraordinary story that you realise this is no ordinary man . |
| 7 | This is no ordinary trip . |
| 8 | This is no ordinary Museum — Not another Military Museum — Not a glass show case — it is a series of reconstructed scenes using movement , sound , lighting , smells , even smoke generators to make you feel you are actually there taking part . |
| 9 | But this is no ordinary scene of cosmetic surgery . |
| 10 | This is no ordinary cash-in either , kids — Michael himself has actually been consulted every step of the way in the development of the Moonwalker game . |
| 11 | You will soon realise that this is no ordinary bishop 's letter , since it has been written by some young people from this deanery . |
| 12 | But this is no ordinary wedding cake — it 's a knitted one ! |
| 13 | This sounds expensive but this is no ordinary representative of the appellation . |
| 14 | But this is no ordinary technology : we are dealing with the subtle energies which flow through the Earth and which have their own ways and seasons . |
| 15 | erm particularly with planners but there is no doubt , and I , and this is no joking matter , that there are an awful lot of agencies of one sort or another who are finding that they are actually having to get on with other agencies . |
| 16 | However , this is no autonomous authority ; it ‘ is not superior to the Word of God , but is its servant ’ , bound to listen to it and expound it faithfully ( DV 10 ) . |
| 17 | This is no run-of-the-hill outcrop , either . |
| 18 | Again , this is no gloating sesh — without competition , NME would n't be this good — merely a roll-call of those that died so that we may live … |
| 19 | This is no mere coincidence but an indication of the antiquity of knowledge among the Gaels who cultivated these plants dose to almost every house they built . |
| 20 | This is no mere pool . |
| 21 | What is known is that some of the islands definitely do move and this is no mere illusion . |
| 22 | ‘ This is no laughing matter , Shallot , ’ Sir Edmund declared . |
| 23 | This is no easy option as candidates are required to complete all four subjects in no more than three sittings . |
| 24 | This is no easy target . |
| 25 | This is no easy task , as we have already seen . |
| 26 | This is no easy task when it is aimed at an entire work force and when the normal reading habits of the employees may range from The Times at one end to The Sun at the other . |
| 27 | The initial onus will be on the employee as applicant to demonstrate an outstanding benefit to the employer ; and as we have seen , this is no easy task . |
| 28 | This is no easy task when we consider that what is required is some competence in a range of applications software and a degree of sensitivity to the data modelling and analytical problems that historical source material and historical research involve . |
| 29 | This is no pretend story , but one that stresses real earthiness — God 's coming to the profane and ending the separation between sacred and secular . |
| 30 | Given the extreme nature of the problems experienced by this client group and the long history of failure by services to do more than provide custodial care this is no mean achievement . |