Example sentences of "[indef pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 No-one belongs to the physical elite for long .
2 At first , the Zuwaitina canteen milk seemed to everyone concerned an instance of just such a letter-of-the-law possession , The realization that it was an issue of constitutional principle came slowly , when the Jordanian 's lawyer ( Abdulsalam Abdulhadi ) outlined his defence .
3 Indeed , my future mother-in-law defended me against criticism in this regard , with the quelling reply : ‘ She has a trained mind , and nothing to unlearn ! ’
4 ‘ At that time there was no-one using plaid checks in furnishing fabrics , so they were a huge success .
5 I have nothing to lose except self-respect and honey , that went months ago .
6 Above all , you have nothing to lose , whereas the élite performer has .
7 If you are not sure whether you will be entitled to benefit , remember that you have nothing to lose by applying .
8 Monogamy did not , however , simultaneously restrict the sexual freedom of the men , in spite of a pretence otherwise , since men had nothing to lose through philandering .
9 They all say that , of course , and so they should — nothing to lose … except a dream .
10 They all say that , of course , and so they should — nothing to lose … except a dream .
11 ‘ People think we are mad to take on Desert Orchid , especially as Norton 's Coin will probably need the run , but we have nothing to lose .
12 ‘ Having nothing to lose ’ , he tried , ‘ is the beginning of opportunity . ’
13 Whether or not the projected 18 million visitors materialise , Seville has nothing to lose , and plenty to gain , by hosting the event , a key part of the ‘ Year of Spain ’ .
14 As for the Test , we 've got nothing to lose , ’ Dr Bacher concluded .
15 Vaillancourt , a Canadian now living in California , had nothing to lose by his all-out effort , but would still have been beaten by George Lindemann if Larry , one of his two World Cup horses , had not hit the last fence .
16 ‘ You would n't be any use at the job , if you had nothing to lose .
17 He was not afraid of losing anything , because he had nothing to lose — no reputation , no possessions , no clinging to any aspect of life .
18 Charles , Harold pointed out to himself , had nothing to lose when he married .
19 You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being completely honest , even if you feel your devotional life is in a mess .
20 Wainwright had nothing to lose by his insubordination as it was his last game for Leeds : he had enlisted with the Royal Garrison Artillery and left for Dover two days later .
21 But if you want to improve the quality of your sex life , you have nothing to lose and everything to gain .
22 The Citizen 's Advice Bureau , a council welfare rights officer , or a neighbourhood advice centre should be able to advise about your individual circumstances ; but you have nothing to lose by filling in the form .
23 In most cases this will not be of much use , but at this stage there is nothing to lose .
24 I knew absolutely nothing about the Alexander Technique and viewed it with a certain amount of scepticism , but I felt I had nothing to lose .
25 Dr Sommers feels that Regina has nothing to lose and a great deal to gain if she follows his advice re support for her floating kidney ’ ) .
26 And he has realised that he had nothing to lose even if I am spying for Carlotta .
27 We 've nothing to lose . ’
28 I promise you 've got absolutely nothing to lose but your inches .
29 It 's still in the experimental stage , but they are accepting guinea-pigs if they have this particular strain of lymphoma and , therefore , nothing to lose .
30 After all , Bush has nothing to lose — he 's handing over the White House to Clinton .
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