Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] be nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there is nothing to show that the parties have used language in any other than its strict and ordinary sense , and where the words interpreted in that sense are sensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances , it is an inflexible rule of construction that the words shall be interpreted in that strict and primary sense even though they may be capable of some popular or secondary interpretation and even though the most conclusive evidence of the intention to use them in such popular sense is tendered ( Enlayde Ltd v Roberts [ 1917 ] 1 Ch 109 : obligation to reinstate property destroyed by fire included an obligation to reinstate where the destruction was caused by incendiary bombs ) . |
| 2 | Where there 's nothing at stake there 's no barrier , either . |
| 3 | What happened in Panama was that when the other 50 photographers showed up the Americans went on some mock patrols in some neighbourhoods where there was nothing ; it was basically a photo-op for the press . |
| 4 | Her fingers buttoned something at her neck where there was nothing to button . |
| 5 | Where there was nothing |
| 6 | Where there was nothing |
| 7 | Shadows appeared where there was nothing to cause them . |
| 8 | I then looked at the section of the report headed ’ Economic Impact ’ where there was nothing at all about the damage to the coal industry . |
| 9 | Yeah now ours were nothing like , I mean |
| 10 | 'Cause there 's nothing like the feeling when that Tower comes into view |
| 11 | It is currently considered that a House consisting of some 650 members is appropriate ; the figure has been between 600 and 650 for many decades although there is nothing magic about this particular size . |
| 12 | Training is usually on the job and the main employers are the large commercial potteries concentrated in the North Staffordshire area , although there is nothing to stop you working for yourself at home . |
| 13 | And thank goodness , because we could have ended up with Eldorado — although there is nothing funnier than that . ’ |
| 14 | If help is required you will probably be asked , although there is nothing wrong with offering your assistance . |
| 15 | Although there is nothing particularly unusual in this degree of favouritism , it had two serious consequences : |
| 16 | Although there is nothing in the measurements to suggest it , the sound comes to my ear as on the warm side of strick neutrality — perhaps rich would be a better description . |
| 17 | The cockpit is well protected by a deep coaming set on the teak-laid decks , although there is nothing to stop items falling through the aft end of the cockpit , something that may become a liability when sailing in a relaxed fashion with books , Walkmans and bottles of suntan lotion lying on cockpit seats . |
| 18 | Warbeck 's knowledge of the Yorkist court , which impressed contemporaries , probably came largely from Brampton , although there is nothing to associate him with the conspiracy itself . |
| 19 | Although Fortunatus was an Italian , and although there is nothing comparable to his books of poetry in the sixth-century west , in many respects his writings can be placed in the same tradition as those of Sidonius and Avitus . |
| 20 | Although there is nothing in the early Merovingian period to compare with the concern shown by the eighth-century Anglo-Saxons as to what constituted the prohibited degrees of marriage , there was considerable worry about uncanonical sexual relations . |
| 21 | In Graham 's case , however , we 'll have to wait and hope , although there 's nothing really to base that hope on . |
| 22 | I insist on paying for this interview , although there 's nothing further for you to do at present . ’ |
| 23 | Erm that may be fine in America but we did n't think it was particularly relevant to this country although there 's nothing to stop anyone patrolling if they want to but we do n't particularly advise it . |
| 24 | Now of course that , it is the defendant 's case I anticipate , erm is er , although there 's nothing specific in the rule about it , is said to be er only a possibility for a plaintiff if the plaintiff when they sell , he or she served the notice to complete is in a position to be able to complete himself and here . |
| 25 | In honour of Richard Phibbs , I walked up and down Harmony Hill , although there was nothing special to see there . |
| 26 | If an owner dwelt in the township where his land was situated the logical inference is that he occupied it himself , although there was nothing to prevent him letting off part or all of it : the Langley Marish man Richard Collis features as ‘ tenaunt to ye Queene , in landes the yerely rente , vs ’ . |
| 27 | It was no fault of Harry 's that he had been mistakenly put in the care of such people , although there was nothing to be said against the Pritchetts — a decent , hard-working family — other than their class . |
| 28 | She lied to Dr Wyn , saying that she had wrenched her shoulder , since although there was nothing inherently shameful about noises in the head she did not wish to confide in him . |
| 29 | She thought uncharitably that he looked like a gangster , although there was nothing menacing in the smile that played on his lips whenever he addressed Simone . |
| 30 | It was only after he had asked for the bill that he said something that had her on guard again , although there was nothing about his lazy , ‘ Enjoy the party , did you , by the way ? ’ that should have caused her muscles — including her tongue muscles , it seemed — to instantly tighten . |