Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be nothing [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucille 's home was very grandly called a château , though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm with a crenellated tower to remind passers-by that the building had once been a small fortress . |
| 2 | But he would also say as a race it was nothing special : as a race it was ‘ out of all proportion to the fame and fortune ’ and needed ‘ no more ability than any other place ’ . |
| 3 | If you are on your own in a hovel it is nothing other than miserable . |
| 4 | ‘ In a way it is nothing new , these are the oldest thoughts in the world . |
| 5 | In their view it was nothing more than delayed public spending in instalments . |