Example sentences of "[indef pn] [to-vb] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had nothing to lose and they had everything . |
| 2 | You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being completely honest , even if you feel your devotional life is in a mess . |
| 3 | But if you want to improve the quality of your sex life , you have nothing to lose and everything to gain . |
| 4 | You 've nothing to lose and everything to gain , and I wo n't make you cry . " |
| 5 | ‘ We 've nothing to lose and everything to gain . |
| 6 | British Rail have nothing to report and I 've no problems to tell you about on the local buses either . |
| 7 | In another letter , Carter said : ‘ I have nothing to hide and nothing to fear . ’ |
| 8 | all I could is , I 'll get Tracy summat to wear and you got time , and she picks like a blouse , she 'd pay a hundred pound for one . |
| 9 | Nightlife can be fairly active , but even during the day there is plenty to do and we guarantee you 'll be tempted at least once by the luscious cakes on offer in the resort 's many cafes . |
| 10 | She did nothing to help and nothing to hinder . |
| 11 | For three weeks I had nothing to do and I sat down and decided — I have recorded all these pieces before — to see if there was not something more behind the music . |
| 12 | When they do get jobs in they 're finished straightaway and then there 's nothing to do and you get bored to tears . ’ |
| 13 | At the other end of the scale there are those schools , and they are numerous , where children enjoy the benefit of an adequate weatherproof classroom , something to sit and something to write on . |
| 14 | You ca n't have , yo it 'd mean one to serve and one take the money . |
| 15 | Originally you were n't really looking at it , five of you all fell into the same trap , you know , they , they get half way through , and they did have something to do and they did sort of start rushing . |
| 16 | Someone gives you with something to integrate and they say I started off I differentiated something |
| 17 | So she said oh about three people who 've had that , she said you have something to eat and you get pains and it 's obviously some sort of virus going round . |
| 18 | And we had to laugh , he said , well can you be ill a bit longer because he , er , he cooked her something to eat and he feeds her and so when I rang up I never got her on th , I never spoke to her for a week ! |
| 19 | I thought it was n't worth just sitting around waiting for something to happen and I had already arranged to go to my friend 's house so I went out . |
| 20 | As she brings up one I 've got another one to throw and she drops what she 's got . |
| 21 | ‘ Probyn had something to prove and he proved it — the guy is a world-class scrummager , ran around like a 21-year-old and scored the try that brought his side back into the match at 20–23 . ’ |
| 22 | Roxburgh summed up the occasion by saying his team had ‘ everything to gain and nothing to lose ’ , an ironic choice of phrase given the fact that the national coach had been up since 6.30am figuring out ways to compensate for loss . |
| 23 | As it stood then , I was a nothing and a nobody , with everything to prove and nothing to say . |
| 24 | You also mention within your document the N H S. Well , let's just have a little word about the N H S. Let's talk about the dedic dedicated staff working in the N H S who have nothing to gain and everything to lose . |