Example sentences of "[was/were] none [prep] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were none of the comforts we take for granted now . |
| 2 | There was none of the relief which might have been gained from a change of stance . |
| 3 | There was none of the rancour which had marked the 1989 conference [ see pp. 36963-64 ] , and many commentators praised the organization 's success in redefining its role , as a champion of good government and human rights . |
| 4 | Much of this picture has been surmised from the pioneering excavation of Old Hangleton by Mr Holden : surprisingly , given the common image of medieval squalor , there was none of the rubbish which is usually so rich a ground for archaeologists . |
| 5 | There was none of the humour you usually saw in it , and there was a fixed look about the eyes that I found almost frightening . |