Example sentences of "hold no [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indycar racing holds no fears for the brave Brummie , even though it is a notorious killer with spectacular crashes in cars belting around oval tracks at 240mph . |
| 2 | I understand Turkey holds no attraction for the out-of-contract striker , who has refused to sign a one-year deal at Anfield . |
| 3 | But , as she demonstrated so memorably in last year 's auspicious Prom performance , it holds no terrors for the young soprano Galina Gorchakova , who gives a performance of thrilling virtuosity and commitment . |
| 4 | Crime prevention is despised work for detectives for it holds no place for the drama of the chase and no opportunity for the symbolic warfare which exists in the battles between ‘ polises ’ and ‘ prigs ’ . |
| 5 | Wisely understood , resolutely faced , it need hold no fear for the Christian . |
| 6 | And Mrs Katz , a gentle soul who held no grudge for the loss of her skull . |
| 7 | Attrition , bribery and plain common sense brought about the fall of Kyrenia a few weeks after Nicholas returned there , and although Carlotta , kept in ignorance , might have been devastated by the news , it held no surprises for the people of Cyprus . |
| 8 | Now , at nearly twenty , he was still struggling to pass his Grade 12 examinations in high school , having been assured by his father , the school , and society at large that the world held no place for a boy without his Grade 12 . |
| 9 | Lesbianism held no terrors for the Major , who had long experience of the women 's services . |