Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It left open the question of whose money had paid for the House of Fraser but made clear that nothing in the career of Mr Mohamed Al Fayed could account for such new-found wealth . |
| 2 | There was disappointment , however , as it became clear that none of the 10 water companies are likely to get into the FTSE index of the hundred biggest companies . |
| 3 | In the south of England , Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey were affected to some extent — again much more in some parts than others — but the south-eastern corner of England owes little or nothing to the enclosure commissioners . |
| 4 | Eventually Ubaldo became convinced that someone in the family circle was supplying the gang with information on a day-to-day basis . |
| 5 | ‘ When a woman 's lover says little or nothing between the sheets , she will feel unloved , ’ says Barbara DeAngelis in her book How To Make Love All The Time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Third , the author has generally seen little or nothing of the actual restoration work , yet , once it is finished , presumes to assess it with unshakeable authority . |
| 8 | My early assumptions as a reader were that black people signified little or nothing in the imagination of white American writers . |
| 9 | She wished she could confide in Ella , but it was far too risky and she knew she would feel worse if anyone in the house knew about the baby . |
| 10 | She was in the back row , lifted higher than anybody by the boys on either side of her . |
| 11 | But the states for which the nineteenth century had been a success story , Germany and still more Great Britain , showed little or nothing of the desire for officially-backed dissemination of their culture and advertisement of their intellectual achievements which was so noticeable in France . |
| 12 | Warning : when working on the soil stack , make sure that no-one inside the house empties a basin or flushes the WC . |
| 13 | So what what they 're actually saying is that here is a formal training that will make sure that everybody at the , who goes on this course , comes away with a measure of having achieved those skills because th the course itself is formed of two parts . |
| 14 | exerting , that I carry too much weight and I know that and its like the lady said its not the chocolate biscuits but it is erm self erm |
| 15 | Africa , South America and Australia appear to have contributed little or nothing to the pedigree cat world . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 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 | Most importantly there will be one person affected more than me in the year ahead . |
| 20 | It soon became evident that nothing of the kind was forthcoming : the racist strictures of the War Office prevented promotional possibilities , blacks were not even allowed to join in combat with the enemy . |
| 21 | She cared less than nothing for the privileges of the housewife ; the old woman could have kept the keys for ever , and Julian would have been indifferent . |
| 22 | He lost little or nothing by the concession and , as we have seen , the papal letters had for some time indicated the likelihood of such a solution being acceptable at Rome . |
| 23 | Undoubtedly one of the best ways the overseas student has of seeing what is required in British theatre training is to apply for one of the summer schools offered by the drama schools , and find out what it 's all about before committing him- or herself to a long and expensive stay . |
| 24 | Many recognised the ‘ Rameses ’ and ‘ Catherine ’ titles , but had seen neither show , and knew little or nothing about the imminent Turkish and Vatican exhibitions . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | They come with minds as empty as their notebooks , knowing little or nothing about the subject . |
| 27 | As the months have passed , it his become clear that something like a campaign of disinformation has been waged , for reasons which can still only be guessed at . |
| 28 | That Anglo-Saxon connection slowly dwindled , undermined more than anything by the rise of Biarritz and the widening belief in the seaside as the better source of good health . |
| 29 | She was accustomed to speaking her mind , knew less than nothing about the subject , and uttered the word which no genteel person , particularly a woman , would have spoken , or even known . |
| 30 | Barney was n't often stumped but she knew less than nothing about the sport . |