Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [conj] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In the south of England , Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey were affected to some extent — again much more in some parts than others — but the south-eastern corner of England owes little or nothing to the enclosure commissioners .
2 ‘ When a woman 's lover says little or nothing between the sheets , she will feel unloved , ’ says Barbara DeAngelis in her book How To Make Love All The Time .
3 On the other hand , Chain and Florey were armed with apparatus which means little or nothing to the layman .
4 Half an hour now with Chris means more than anything in the future :
5 On the other hand , the Court in terms says that a worker who decides not to transfer deprives him- or herself of the protection of the Directive .
6 It means giving the report to someone who knows little or nothing about the actual subject and asking them to say what they do n't understand about it , right down to individual words and sentences .
7 ‘ He knows more than anyone about the family assets , and he 's totally in the gang 's power .
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