Example sentences of "but [modal v] [verb] nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | But let's take nothing away from the Portrush champions — they are a very talented outfit . |
| 2 | But let's take nothing away from the winners . |
| 3 | He concentrated hard but could detect nothing ‘ Doctor ! ’ cried Bernice . |
| 4 | you know , they were willing to share what I had but could give nothing financially in return . |
| 5 | Trying to compose myself , I got back home in time to make tea , but could do nothing except collapse sobbing in my mother 's arms . |
| 6 | The baby saw it happening but could do nothing to stop it , its pudgy fingers would not close tightly enough to grasp the string … . |
| 7 | Stephen Pears did well to block Soloman 's shot but could do nothing to prevent Steve Butler tapping the ball into the open goal . |
| 8 | And what if he knew something they did n't and was desperate to tell them , but could do nothing but move a finger ? |
| 9 | He told Hayling that he was keen to help , but could do nothing until he retired in April , more than six months away . |
| 10 | His touch was warm and soft , as were his incredible eyes , hooded now with something she recognised but could do nothing to deny . |
| 11 | As I lay back on my bed I tried to work out the connection between him and the British Empire and Fresnes gaol , but could make nothing of it . |
| 12 | The two rabbits sniffed and stared , but could make nothing of it . |
| 13 | In the second half when we went at them we forced plenty of corners but could make nothing of them . |
| 14 | When I got to the spot , I groped beneath the water to try and find him and drag him up , but could feel nothing . |
| 15 | Another , senior designer from a German competitor ( not BMW ) stated : ‘ I like the crinkled leather on the doors ’ , but could find nothing about the exterior to praise : ‘ It 's design stagnation ; from some angles it looks like a Lincoln . ’ |
| 16 | I tried to think of something dignified and contemptuous to say to the officer but could find nothing . |
| 17 | Fearing the worst , the driver and second man got off the locomotive and examined the train and the line side , but could find nothing untoward . |
| 18 | She looked around but could see nothing prepared for the arrival of a baby Maggie seemed to have had no nesting instincts at all . |
| 19 | I looked round very carefully but could see nothing , so I turned back on the tail of the nearest Hun , who was chasing some Hurricanes in front of him . |
| 20 | He found himself looking towards the floor but could see nothing , and so shook his head . |
| 21 | She looked out of the window , but could see nothing except the darkness . |
| 22 | He gazed down river but could see nothing . |
| 23 | Cardiff ran to the glass doors , wiped the moisture from the pane and looked out into the night at the blurred orange glow of the traffic cordon — but could see nothing else . |
| 24 | He looked over his shoulder towards where the school party had gone , but could see nothing but a flat field of windblown grass . |
| 25 | He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door . |
| 26 | Inspector Redpath and the ordinary police made hundreds of inquiries on land , but could learn nothing to indicate who the dead man was , or how or where he met his death . |
| 27 | His muscles contracted but could force nothing else out . |
| 28 | He swallowed but could say nothing . |
| 29 | Blanche stared into his face but could read nothing from it . |
| 30 | She strained her ears but could hear nothing . |