Example sentences of "but nothing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the lanes must have once been extremely important , but nothing on the map nor indeed on the ground suggests this . |
| 2 | There was some social and political unrest , it is true , but nothing on the scale seen in Poland , Austria , Germany , Belgium and France . |
| 3 | However , many of my colleagues were a little concerned that they were being told of the final outcome , but nothing on the short term effects . ’ |
| 4 | But nothing on the scale of this . |
| 5 | There is a small strip of garden at the front but nothing at the back or side , not even a yard . |
| 6 | It sounds unkind , but nothing of the sort was ever remotely true of Borg . |
| 7 | But nothing of the kind has happened . |
| 8 | He expected to have to face an immediate follow-up attack , but nothing of the sort happened . |
| 9 | ‘ There are tons of leaflets for offenders , but nothing for the witness or the ordinary member of the public , ’ says Ms Reeves . |
| 10 | The first draft has ‘ he thought to himself ’ but nothing about the sister . |
| 11 | It is a system insidious but extremely powerful , where pupils may end up learning quite a lot about the way of life in ancient Rome and Greece but nothing about the way of life of their fellow pupils who are black . |
| 12 | You spent some time describing how the linesiders were disappointed but nothing about the sterling work done by the loco department at Loughborough to put matters right and ensure a full days running on the Sunday . |
| 13 | He knows all about the figures but nothing about the reality behind them . |
| 14 | This is sound judgement but nothing beyond the reach of average mortals . |
| 15 | Romantic behind its walls , yes , but nothing to the great city I had known . |
| 16 | But nothing in the text says so . |
| 17 | But nothing in the language used justifies the conclusion that the mortgagor was agreeing to pay , or to permit to be charged on the mortgaged property , costs , charges and expenses that had been unreasonably incurred or that were unreasonable in amount . |
| 18 | But nothing in the response of the Al Fayeds ' advisers , for all its bluster and menace , rebutted my basic case or added one jot of information to explain the origins of the brothers ' wealth . |
| 19 | Longman had a very , very er , very good increase in profits and the Addison Wesley loss , which is bigger in the first half than usual er , is n't something that bothers me particularly , I 'm really quite relaxed about full year performance , but just to make sure they 're er , attacking erm , expenses , travel , administration , that kind but nothing in the erm , book investment programme . |
| 20 | " I had plenty of dates , if that 's what you mean , " Sara said , " but nothing in the way of a long-term project . |
| 21 | Nothing daunted , we fished round the loch and caught our fair share , but nothing from the fabled Pennel Point . |
| 22 | According to the unions , however , it contains a few minor strings , but nothing like the substantial changes in working practices being asked for nationally by the employers . |
| 23 | This detailed academic research , combined with Pevsner 's Germanic organisation , resulted in one of the largest volumes to date : but nothing like the extensively revised , jumbo-sized second edition with its 879 pages . |
| 24 | Good catches of barbel , and many big ones , were taken , but nothing like the catches that swimfeeders , in the right hands , are capable of providing , much more often . |
| 25 | NASA researcher Jim Gleason said : " We predicted lower ozone in 1992 , but nothing like the values we have observed . " |
| 26 | The fire bombs had certainly caused major disruption , and some damage , but nothing like the devastation intended by the terrorists . |