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Nobody, nothing, no-one and nowhere are used in similar ways to no.
Compare:
Nobody came. (NOT Netanybedy-came-)
| saw nobody. (More emphatic than | didn’t see anybody.)

We only use no immediately before a noun. In other cases we use
none (of). See 221.

224 no more, not any more, no longer, not any longer

We use no more to talk about quantity or degree — to say ‘now much’.
There's no more bread. She's no more a great singer than | am.
We do not use no more to talk about time. Instead, we use no longer
(usually before the verb), not... any longer, or not ... any more.
| no longer support the Conservative Party. (NOT +remere ...)
This can’t go on any longer.
Annie doesn’t live here any more. (Not... any more is informal.)

225 non-progressive verbs

Some verbs are never used in progressive forms.
I like this music. (NOT #antiking thismusie-)
Other verbs are not used in progressive forms when they have certain
meanings. Compare:
1 see what you mean. (NOT #m seeing-whatyeoumear-)
(’m seeing the doctor at ten o clock.
Many of these ‘non-progressive’ verbs refer to mental activities (for
example know, think, believe). Some others refer to the senses (for
example smell, taste).
The most important ‘non-progressive’ verbs are:
like dislike love hate prefer want wish
surprise impress please
believe feel(see 128) imagine know mean _ realize
recognize remember suppose — think(see 346) understand
hear see(see 290) smeli(see310) sound(see 318)
taste (see 340)
weigh( = ‘have weight’) belongto contain dependon
include matter need owe own _ possess
appear seem be(see 59)

3 We often use can with see, hear, feel, taste and smell to give a
‘progressive’ meaning. See 81.