Example sentences of "see nothing " in BNC.

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1 Yet they see nothing inconsistent with objecting to a well-engineered nuclear waste disposal plant which is clearly necessary to dispose safely of irradiated material already created ; or to properly regulated high-combustion chemical waste disposal plants that are the only alternative ( unless we get rid of the chemical industry ) to toxic wastes being dumped surreptitiously in some field or on some beach .
2 I see nothing to regret in this , not because new ideas should not be examined , but because it can be done better .
3 We look at the face and , like looking at the Cheshire Cat , we see nothing beyond the smile !
4 We sell a lot of our tours through the concierges and we see nothing wrong with that .
5 It does good , though you feel nothing , see nothing , yes , even though you are doing nothing .
6 She begs her sister to go up to the top of the tower of the castle and look out for them , and keeps calling out to her , ‘ Anne , sister Anne , dost thou see nothing coming ? ’
7 I see nothing wrong in competition at an early age because it prepares you for later life when everyone has to face it .
8 Observers of the DHSS 's Medicines Division , including former employees , see nothing but panic at the moment when Kenneth Clarke , the new health minister , decided to suspend Opren 's licence .
9 She was nameless ; they called her Fox , for her sandy hair and brows , for the sharply blue eyes that seemed to rake through you and see nothing of interest .
10 The first we step into we call the infant or thoughtless Chamber , in which we remain as long as we do not think … we no sooner get into the second Chamber , which I shall call the Chamber of Maiden-Thought , than we become intoxicated with the light and the atmosphere , we see nothing but pleasant wonders , and think of delaying there for ever in delight .
11 ‘ When I look around the rest of the title contenders , I see nothing to fear — but that does n't mean we should underestimate any rivals . ’
12 There are trade union leaders who see nothing wrong in this situation .
13 ‘ We have watched him for three and a half years and see nothing .
14 When they exercise , the zeks see nothing but their feet dropping forward on the path .
15 I see nothing wrong with being a career officer .
16 Indeed , the basic British attitude had been summed up admirably by Churchill himself many years earlier when he wrote , in an American periodical in 1930 , ‘ We see nothing but good and hope in a richer , freer , more contented European commonalty .
17 ‘ I see nothing to celebrate , ’ said Charlotte Feaver , the first to sit down at the table despite what lay upon it .
18 I see nothing at all superficial in that .
19 When I look at him , I see nothing .
20 To most academics , this sort of perspective seems perfectly natural , and they see nothing odd in someone working on a problem or book for years .
21 The mountain of studies that must be mastered before that distant date assumes daunting proportions and you see nothing but a losing battle against time .
22 BELVILLE : O , she may be your favourite as a waiting maid but I see nothing but clumsy curtseys and awkward airs about her .
23 Fingers come round , things go in and out of my mouth but even when I venture to open my eyes I see nothing .
24 The labels also tell us that the United States courts see nothing absurd in admitting the multiplicity of meanings that a statutory term can have , nor in accepting that the agency 's choice as to the precise meaning should govern .
25 We see nothing wrong in designing vehicles that are intended for motion but we feel it wrong to design ideas that are also intended for motion .
26 " I see nothing to cause such hilarity . "
27 ‘ I see nothing but the truth will do , ’ he said ruefully , rising to his feet again .
28 ‘ I see nothing of the kind , and I 'll leave when I 'm ready , ’ Sabine said grittily .
29 My point is that I see nothing in the Gracious Speech to enable me to counter the opinions expressed by our European partners who are still proud to know us but bemused that we have a Britain which in their eyes is no longer as great as it was .
30 And I see nothing wrong with allowing certain rooms to be used as bedrooms , just as they do at any English Dormy House .
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