Example sentences of "[conj] [indef pn] about " in BNC.
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1 | He thought little or nothing about law , or jurisdiction , or faculty . |
2 | ‘ By that remark , I take it you mean that I know little or nothing about industrial or trade matters ? ’ |
3 | Although these techniques developed by Sibbald et al ( 25 ) using a computer programme to determine the optimum allocation of land to agriculture and forestry make it possible to reach a more objective decision about the allocation of land to agriculture or forestry in an integrated scheme we , as yet , know little or nothing about the impact of agriculture or forest development on rural communities . |
4 | It means giving the report to someone who knows little or nothing about the actual subject and asking them to say what they do n't understand about it , right down to individual words and sentences . |
5 | In Malta the Navy knew little or nothing about what was happening — probably because of radio silence in the British Fleet . |
6 | We are also aware that for the majority of women , a visit to a car showroom or Service Department can be a difficult and sometimes downright unpleasant experience due to indifferent attitudes by some Sales/Service staff who are under the misguided impression that because you are female you know little or nothing about the motor car . |
7 | The conventions say little or nothing about actual combat , and were seen as supplementary to the 1907 Hague Regulations , which remained in force . |
8 | The snag in all this thinking was that most of the people involved knew little or nothing about producing mass-market newspapers . |
9 | Because McKenzie know little or nothing about rugby , the coach tossed him into the front row . |
10 | Many recognised the ‘ Rameses ’ and ‘ Catherine ’ titles , but had seen neither show , and knew little or nothing about the imminent Turkish and Vatican exhibitions . |
11 | But John , he does n't care or nothing about how many there are — he 'll just fly at them fucking mad like and have a go . |
12 | Minton 's friends were aware that Edie Lamont was an important figure in Minton 's life , but most knew little or nothing about her . |
13 | They come with minds as empty as their notebooks , knowing little or nothing about the subject . |
14 | She herself knew little or nothing about the organisation , and Donna wished she could have happened upon someone as knowledgeable on the subject as Mahoney had been . |
15 | It occurred to Edward that he knew little or nothing about rook behaviour . |
16 | Peru 's Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre , after meeting Trotsky , Chicherin , Lunacharskii and Frunze , testified that they knew ‘ little or nothing about conditions in our America ’ ( Haya de la Torre : 1961 pp. 158–9 ) . |
17 | Certainly , given that in the words of one critic , the implementation of Model B , for example , would result in ‘ a massive realignment of powers and institutions , raising profound questions of identity for the universities as well as the polytechnics ’ the Green Paper says little or nothing about a national policy for higher education . |
18 | Members frequently make the comment that they know little or nothing about the structure of the IBOA , the decision-making process — in short how the IBOA operates . |
19 | A TRANMERE man who attacked two sisters at a party told police he remembered little or nothing about it because of the quantity of drink he had consumed . |
20 | ‘ We found fewer than a fifth of bank and building society branches publicised the code with posters or leaflets , and staff knew little or nothing about it . |
21 | It were about one pound thirty or summat about that width |
22 | Or something about going to the library ? |
23 | He said well , erm , or something about reunions and told her . |
24 | Was it in America or something about it ? |
25 | As we have seen , it is not uncommon for girls to have great difficulty telling their parents or anyone about it , and they may delay this revelation for many months or even right up to when they are going into labour . |
26 | Or anything about them . |
27 | You do n't know his real name , or anything about him . ’ |
28 | And , and how it got the name Hole , was there 's supposed to be gold buried somewhere up there , but what quantity or anything about it I can not tell you . |
29 | ‘ I do n't know his address or anything about him . |
30 | When the cops went to see him again this afternoon , he flatly refused to say why he was there , where he stayed , or anything about the trip . |