Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [vb base] nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor does cran — seem to carry any meaning into newly coined forms : we can make sense , for instance , of billy-giraffe and nanny-giraffe by analogy with billy-goat and nanny-goat , and also of foot the fees ; but creations like cranbeads and bilbeads convey nothing , although one might have expected some interpretation such as ‘ small round red beads ’ and ‘ small round purple beads ’ . |
| 2 | But these abuses and reforms have nothing to do with the order made by Buckley J. in the present proceedings . |
| 3 | Asians know nothing about Africa and Africans know nothing about Asia . |
| 4 | Why not look at the situation rationally : it 's the British Mountaineering Council , and sports climbing and competitions have nothing in common with the ethos of mountaineering activities — so why not ignore them , excommunicate them ? |
| 5 | Cash machine withdrawals , cheques , standing orders , direct debits and deposits cost nothing . |
| 6 | The truce with Scotland , renewed in 1323 , reduced the need to levy taxes , and opposition was so cowed that , as the Vita commented , it did not surface even when parliament was called : ‘ Parliaments , colloquia and councils decide nothing these days . |