Example sentences of "which mean nothing [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why should I , or anyone , be expected to perform tasks which mean nothing to me , and into which I can put nothing of myself ? |
| 2 | In other circumstances she would have been more than willing to engage in this conversation herself , for it was one she had frequently enjoyed ; she liked Otto , she had always mildly fancied that he liked her , she was amused by the offhand continental gallantries with which he interspersed , absent-mindedly , the rigour of his argument ; but tonight she was tired , her eyes were closing , she had had four hours of party already , had not enjoyed the Hargreaves drama , had not enjoyed her talks with Ivan Warner and Teddy Lazenby , had been polite enough for long enough , and wanted to go home ; so stood at Brian 's elbow , dully , a reproachful wife , slightly annoyed that neither of them took much notice of her , as Otto invoked the name of Max Weber , a name which meant nothing to her at all , a name which excluded her , exhausted her , and provoked her into prodding , yet again , but this time successfully , Brian 's arm , and murmuring of baby-sitter Sharon , who was only sixteen . |
| 3 | This list was headed with the letters , A.I.C. , which meant nothing to her . |
| 4 | She was invited into the cockpit , and shown the controls , which meant nothing to her . |
| 5 | She could hold her own in the bawdy jokes and the double entendres , many of which meant nothing to Anne , although she laughed when the other girls did . |
| 6 | Which he did not want to hear , she realised ; which meant nothing to him . |
| 7 | He jacked it up and watched as a station logo which meant nothing to him appeared on the screen . |
| 8 | Have you ever been working on a program late at night that throws up error codes with a number such as ‘ ERROR CODE 201 ’ which means nothing at all to you . |
| 9 | ‘ Television is fast-moving and relies on much non-verbal communication , such as a quick glance between the characters , which means nothing to a young child , ’ says Dr Sheppard . |
| 10 | I received a stupid Certificate in Fine Art , which means nothing to me , but it pleases some . |