Example sentences of "[pron] that [pron] [vb past] nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | The therapist did n't attempt to persuade me that I had nothing to fear ; instead , every week I sat in her calm , warm room and talked about my family , my friendships , my feelings about myself , my ambitions . |
| 2 | Monty promised me that I had nothing to worry about . |
| 3 | And there it was , it struck me that I had nothing to lose , I was damned either way . |
| 4 | I approached Inez , then Mrs Matthew Glynn , and she told me that she knew nothing of them . |
| 5 | Matthew did not answer at once and Wycliffe went on : ‘ When I spoke to you last you told me that you knew nothing of his intentions . ’ |
| 6 | He had no idea , for the letter forced him at last to admit to himself that he knew nothing about his son , that he had lost touch with him , had allowed him over the years to drift further and further away so that now they were virtual strangers . |
| 7 | ‘ I remember telling you that I wanted nothing more to do with you ! ’ she snapped . |
| 8 | These few days with you have been like this country before me here — a new paradise , an enchanted place so rich in itself that it needed nothing else . |
| 9 | Nonetheless , the absence of labourers is more apparent than real : the local practice of not assessing goods of less value than £2 did not mean that any personal property owned by people of the labouring sort was generally ignored , for a good many men later taxed on wages owned goods worth anything up to £10 in 1522 , which ( unless perhaps having disposed of , say , a beast or two ) they managed to conceal from the taxman and convince him that they had nothing but the minimum in wages . |
| 10 | His doctor had checked him out , told him that he had nothing to worry about . |
| 11 | He asked about several crimes of violence that had happened in south-east Antrim and Beattie told him that he knew nothing about any of them . |
| 12 | Joseph said : ‘ Well , just make sure you impress on her that I had nothing to do with any murder and she is not to suggest it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Now , Taggy , you know well it is because of her that he had nothing . |
| 14 | A quick glance at him showed her that he thought nothing at all of a drive like this , clinging to the mountainside and driving much too fast . |
| 15 | I could have told you years ago how I feel about you instead of trying to pretend to myself that I felt nothing . ’ |