Example sentences of "nothing [adj] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While nothing definitive can be concluded from such meagre data , the fact that such examples do seem to suggest different impressions than the to infinitive to speakers of various dialects indicates that they deserve closer attention , especially in the light of a further examination of the passive voice . |
| 2 | There are four related conceptual differences between epistemic and perspectival appearances : ( 1 ) Epistemic appearances are subjective , whereas perspectival appearances are objective ; ( 2 ) It makes no sense to say that X appears to be φ to Y but Y does not know it , whereas it does make sense to say that X presents such-and-such a perspectival appearance to the point of view Y occupies but Y does not know it ; ( 3 ) X can appear to be φ to Y only if Y possesses the concept φ : nothing similar can be said about perspectival appearances ; ( 4 ) Epistemic appearances are related to their objects by being true or false of them , whereas perspectival appearances are related to their objects mathematically . |
| 3 | However , it does not follow from this that there is nothing in an animal 's head , or that nothing useful can be said about it . |
| 4 | Even though it is intense , lyrical , and momentarily expressive , there is so much change that nothing precise can be recalled . |
| 5 | Examining the desk , papers , etc. , is largely fruitless ; damp has affected them and nothing legible can be found . |
| 6 | Selectees , in general , do not presuppose traits of their selectors ; in Arthur 's ( adj. ) sister , or Arthur ( verb ) rum , nothing positive can be stated about the semantic nature of normal fillers of the semantic slots : |