Example sentences of "being nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | That an English hero should become so popular on historically alien ground is a phenomenon best explained by Charlton 's instinct for being nothing but himself , a characteristic that appeals mightily to the Celtic nature . |
| 2 | Then , he had been quite amused and content to joke about being nothing more than a flower bearer , but he was not so happy when it became a regular occurrence . |
| 3 | The president has accused the defence minister , Husnu Dogan , a younger relation and an orphan brought up in the Ozal household , of being nothing short of a Brutus for opposing Semra 's decision . |
| 4 | Albert has two hotels and , there being nothing in the guidebook to distinguish them , I settled on the Grand Hôtel de la Paix , sight unseen . |
| 5 | We had a nagging anxiety about this hedgehog because its nest was quite exposed , visible from the house , and a bit of a cowboy job , being nothing more than a loose , untethered football of leaves . |
| 6 | And being nothing , being silenced , |
| 7 | At this point and with a sigh of profound relief , there being nothing else a true scientist could do under the circumstances , psychiatrists the world over dismissed Eysenck , and his findings , on the grounds that Eysenck is a racist sonuvabitch . |
| 8 | Among some people who have been involved in negotiations at Geneva on laws-of-war matters there is a genuine concern that any neat set of rules limiting the use of nuclear weapons in one way or another might have the unfortunate effects either of weakening deterrence ; or else , contrariwise , of seeming to legitimise such uses of nuclear weapons as are not covered in any agreement ; or else of being nothing more than a paper accord , which would be of little real value in a conflict . |
| 9 | Apart from there being nothing on the walls , there 's very little of the personal here considering that she 's lived here six months . |
| 10 | One can imagine someone in a room looking at a beautiful painting , drinking in the details and the way in which they combine to constitute the lovely whole , and there being nothing beyond this observer and the object of his contemplation . |
| 11 | Lily might worm the reason out of her , and then Uncle Vernon would most likely telephone the theatre and accuse anyone who would listen of being nothing less than a slave-driver . |
| 12 | We feel this important , however , to counterbalance the view of crime , promoted by the Conservative Party , and accepted by some on the left , as being nothing more than violence , mugging and burglary . |
| 13 | He had reluctantly decided against John Jasper , for the good reason that there being nothing distinctive about his dress , no one would realise who he was . |
| 14 | They gave the impression of being nothing more than killing machines with their huge jaws , white jagged teeth and mad , red eyes . |
| 15 | He went forward , taking hold of Leith 's arm so that , there being nothing other she could do if she wanted to keep her dignity , she had to go forward too . |
| 16 | ‘ I did , ’ she replied , there being nothing else she could reply . |
| 17 | At its worst this results in a sort of tasteless Euro-soup , which by trying to be all things to all men , ends up being nothing to anybody . |