Example sentences of "[conj] there [vb mod] [be] nothing [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pointed out that there would be nothing in the Act to meet what is itself a mischief frequently encountered today , namely , industrial espionage or obtaining information as to security details or other confidential information which may be stored on a company 's computer . |
| 2 | This chapter examines the progress in a reference after the expert has been appointed , and explains : ( 1 ) that there is no set procedure outside the contract ( 11.2 ) ; ( 2 ) that there may be nothing in the contract about the procedure ( 11.3 ) ; ( 3 ) terms of reference ( 11.4 ) ; ( 4 ) procedural directions ( 11.5 ) ; ( 5 ) conduct of the investigation ( 11.6 ) ; ( 6 ) the form of the decision ( 11.7 ) ; ( 7 ) that there are no published procedures for specific applications except the RICS guidance notes ( 11.8 ) . |
| 3 | Surely it is a ludicrous notion to suppose that two scientists on their own in a remote basement lab could claim to solve the world 's energy problems so that the scientific community would take up this claim , that world leaders would ask for regular briefings and that there could be nothing in it at the end . |
| 4 | It was odd that there should be nothing of Reni in the features of either child . |
| 5 | They maintained that there should be nothing in Church doctrine , ceremonies or organisation which could not be justified by texts in the Scriptures . |
| 6 | The back was taken off so there would be nothing between the sounding-board and the horn , and the pianist was instructed to play ‘ double forte ’ throughout ( 10 ) . |
| 7 | Snow does have a certain corpuscular arrangement , which fits it to produce ideas of coldness and of whiteness in us ; but just as there is nothing in fire resembling our idea of pain , so there need be nothing in snow resembling the whiteness and coldness it appears to have . |
| 8 | Work hard , get in more business but there will be nothing for you at the end . |
| 9 | If this is the case do n't immediately reach for the reset or on/off button because there might be nothing at all wrong . |
| 10 | I consider the most likely candidate for forgery is therefore an unknown cylinder or an unknown acetate disc — in other words , a one-off , which would be difficult to compare with the genuine article , because there would be nothing with which to compare it . |
| 11 | The management committee will meet and it will divide the money into two and give each one however much the management committee feels that it should have and that management committee need not meet again for twelve months because there will be nothing for it to do . |