Example sentences of "nothing [to-vb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there was nothing to stimulate Branson 's interest more than the prospect of a good contract race against a rival company — Chrysalis , Polydor or CBS . |
| 2 | There appears , moreover , to be nothing to support Husameddin 's account of the circumstances of the death of " Mehmed Sah " , together with Haci Ivaz and Ibrahim Pasa , in 832 beyond the purported letter from Molla Fenari to Murad II which Husameddin mentions but neither quotes nor identifies in such a manner as to make it accessible . |
| 3 | They had done nothing to diminish Britain 's isolationist attitude , and simultaneously had confirmed the widespread belief that any British proposal was a wolf in sheep 's clothing . |
| 4 | Ironically the case did nothing to diminish Mcmurdo 's negotiating skills and probably increased his credibility as Scotland 's most persuasive agent . |
| 5 | She had done nothing to deserve Deana 's petty jibes , and suddenly it was too much . |
| 6 | The case for placing UNEP in the Third World is plain enough — influence , providing a sense of shaping the decisions — but where can the pay-off be seen in Africa , a hapless continent which does nothing to strengthen UNEP 's authority ? |
| 7 | On the one hand , the high rate of government subsidies has benefited individual investors but resulted in considerable losses to the national economy that have done nothing to help Brazil repay its huge international loans . |
| 8 | Making all children learn a foreign language will do nothing to help Britain commercially , Sir Alfred Sherman , a former adviser to the Prime Minister , says today . |
| 9 | Although Mike Marsh rescued the Anfield side from a shock fourth-round defeat with a late penalty , cancelling out Chris Coleman 's opener , this did nothing to calm Souness . |
| 10 | The possibility of the action being leaked to the press — with the ensuing headlines screaming BRANSON AIRLINE COLLAPSE — did nothing to calm Branson 's nerves . |
| 11 | I remember Mr Alan Clarke who was then minister of responsibility saying rather elliptically in the house of commons that the removal of blood hound did nothing to degrade Britain 's air defence . |
| 12 | Back in Britain , the Norwegian government exiled there felt this raid had done nothing to ease Norway 's plight ; a problem for any raiders attacking an ally 's occupied shore . |
| 13 | Mary Ann 's kind offer did nothing to ease Mr Cottle 's confusion . |
| 14 | Well that 's nothing to do Stokes Barton anyway . |
| 15 | ‘ The poor woman , ’ Lady Amelia had told him , ‘ could do nothing to save Dame Frances , who was being consumed by a sheet of fire . |
| 16 | ‘ Is this perhaps why you will do nothing to save Justine ? ’ |
| 17 | Out of date as soon as it was published , it will do nothing to lift Britain from its position near the bottom of the league table for pedestrian safety , nor to address the fact that in individual residential areas the quality of life continues to be blighted . |
| 18 | A 5–2 lead did nothing to relax Jansher and Martin drew to 4–5 , at which point Jansher was warned to avoid physical contact with his opponent . |
| 19 | As yet it has nothing to offer ICL users who want to retain their VMS look and feels , but BBC president , David Pikcilingis , and director of marketing , Edward Gaudet were in the UK last week to try and convince ICL there is a market for VMS emulation software on the company 's Unix-based hardware — and to lend BBC some DRS machines to port to . |
| 20 | He might be a pal of Livingstone 's but there is still nothing to excuse Thompson 's mealy-mouthed attitude. : - . |
| 21 | They did nothing to improve William 's popularity in the neighbourhood . |
| 22 | The wry humour in Roman 's voice did nothing to improve Caroline 's temper . |
| 23 | The grey light from the east did nothing to improve Lambert 's face . |
| 24 | ‘ Nothing to link Zoser directly with the Zikr . |
| 25 | No , he had done nothing to harm Edmund , nor would he in the future . |
| 26 | There is nothing to stop Humberside Heavy Haulage from paying more than the legal minimum if the company really wishes to show appreciation of Peter 's loyal service over the years . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's still at school , which is important , but there is nothing to stop Stephen pursuing a football career , initially during the holidays . ’ |
| 28 | Stephen Pears did well to block Soloman 's shot but could do nothing to prevent Steve Butler tapping the ball into the open goal . |
| 29 | The due processes having been gone through , there was nothing to prevent Hilda Machin being buried according to the rites of the Christian church whose doings she had cared remarkably little about during her lifetime . |
| 30 | With regular monotony the foghorn sounded , its mournful sound doing nothing to squash Meredith 's high spirits . |