Example sentences of "nothing [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , my future mother-in-law defended me against criticism in this regard , with the quelling reply : ‘ She has a trained mind , and nothing to unlearn ! ’ |
| 2 | I have nothing to lose except self-respect and honey , that went months ago . |
| 3 | Above all , you have nothing to lose , whereas the élite performer has . |
| 4 | If you are not sure whether you will be entitled to benefit , remember that you have nothing to lose by applying . |
| 5 | Monogamy did not , however , simultaneously restrict the sexual freedom of the men , in spite of a pretence otherwise , since men had nothing to lose through philandering . |
| 6 | They all say that , of course , and so they should — nothing to lose … except a dream . |
| 7 | They all say that , of course , and so they should — nothing to lose … except a dream . |
| 8 | ‘ People think we are mad to take on Desert Orchid , especially as Norton 's Coin will probably need the run , but we have nothing to lose . |
| 9 | ‘ Having nothing to lose ’ , he tried , ‘ is the beginning of opportunity . ’ |
| 10 | Whether or not the projected 18 million visitors materialise , Seville has nothing to lose , and plenty to gain , by hosting the event , a key part of the ‘ Year of Spain ’ . |
| 11 | As for the Test , we 've got nothing to lose , ’ Dr Bacher concluded . |
| 12 | Vaillancourt , a Canadian now living in California , had nothing to lose by his all-out effort , but would still have been beaten by George Lindemann if Larry , one of his two World Cup horses , had not hit the last fence . |
| 13 | ‘ You would n't be any use at the job , if you had nothing to lose . |
| 14 | He was not afraid of losing anything , because he had nothing to lose — no reputation , no possessions , no clinging to any aspect of life . |
| 15 | Charles , Harold pointed out to himself , had nothing to lose when he married . |
| 16 | You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being completely honest , even if you feel your devotional life is in a mess . |
| 17 | Wainwright had nothing to lose by his insubordination as it was his last game for Leeds : he had enlisted with the Royal Garrison Artillery and left for Dover two days later . |
| 18 | But if you want to improve the quality of your sex life , you have nothing to lose and everything to gain . |
| 19 | The Citizen 's Advice Bureau , a council welfare rights officer , or a neighbourhood advice centre should be able to advise about your individual circumstances ; but you have nothing to lose by filling in the form . |
| 20 | In most cases this will not be of much use , but at this stage there is nothing to lose . |
| 21 | I knew absolutely nothing about the Alexander Technique and viewed it with a certain amount of scepticism , but I felt I had nothing to lose . |
| 22 | Dr Sommers feels that Regina has nothing to lose and a great deal to gain if she follows his advice re support for her floating kidney ’ ) . |
| 23 | And he has realised that he had nothing to lose even if I am spying for Carlotta . |
| 24 | We 've nothing to lose . ’ |
| 25 | I promise you 've got absolutely nothing to lose but your inches . |
| 26 | It 's still in the experimental stage , but they are accepting guinea-pigs if they have this particular strain of lymphoma and , therefore , nothing to lose . |
| 27 | After all , Bush has nothing to lose — he 's handing over the White House to Clinton . |
| 28 | A club spokesman said : ‘ It was a win over an in-form side that has given the whole team great hope and we will go to Wasps with nothing to lose . ’ |
| 29 | Warren , who was involved in Benn 's first 21 professional fights , said : ‘ Nicky is the better boxer and has nothing to lose . |
| 30 | They came with nothing to lose and played a very relaxed game . |