Example sentences of "[v-ing] nothing at " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Fleischmann received a fax from Harwell and learned that they were seeing nothing at all . |
| 2 | Similarly , we could postulate some alien being capable of seeing nothing at all in the range of wavelengths we call ‘ light ’ but able to see a whole range of colours in the ultraviolet or infrared . |
| 3 | A brand-new Tavern , redolent of fresh mortar and size , and fronting nothing at all , had taken for its sign The Rail way Arms ; but that might be rash enterprise — and then it hoped to sell drink to the workmen . |
| 4 | The body came ashore into the grass with monstrous and majestic indifference , for the first time caring nothing at all what impression it made . |
| 5 | She walked on and on , imagining herself utterly alone wearing nothing at all . |
| 6 | Though she was completely covered she might just as well have been wearing nothing at all . |
| 7 | ‘ Except for one other memorable occasion , of course — when you were wearing nothing at all . ’ |
| 8 | He had on the long white cloak which signified to the audience that he was wearing nothing at all . |
| 9 | A white dot is produced by printing nothing at all . |
| 10 | So you want to fill in the spaces , you thought , you , having nothing at the bottom of the page , but the big gaps |
| 11 | ‘ I am saying nothing at all , ’ she said . |
| 12 | Kraal could hardly believe his eyes as the Keeper carried Minch into the cage , and just stared in amazement , for once saying nothing at all . |
| 13 | For a moment she considered saying nothing at all — after all , he had refused to answer her questions . |
| 14 | She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm saying nothing at all . |
| 16 | as if my whole life , he wrote , had been spent working at the glass and at the same time had been spent doing nothing at all . |
| 17 | May we try to do something to make other people 's lives happier and easier — even those people who seem to be doing nothing at all to help us . |
| 18 | It was even more important to know when evil gods would be in charge so as to avoid trouble as far as possible by doing nothing at such times . |
| 19 | Soldiers and diplomats who knew Yugoslavia well could make its complexities sound like an excuse for doing nothing at all . |
| 20 | Work is a good deal less boring than doing nothing at all . ’ |
| 21 | The measure ( Beasley et al. , 1989 ) samples how much time the individual handicapped person spends in various categories of behaviour : for example , time spent in leisure activities ; persona or self help type of skills ; using complex equipment ; other practical tasks or domestic chores ; work or formal educational activities ; going for walks ; in seclusion or time spent doing nothing at all . |
| 22 | I was still debating between taking you away from him , waiting for it to end anyway , or doing nothing at all — the last because I knew that if your reaction to me was purely physical , I could have you … but probably damage you emotionally . ’ |
| 23 | Er , I 'm in the view , that this er , Environment Department is at the moment , is doing nothing at all , anything that 's happened so far . |
| 24 | ‘ She was doing nothing at all to help this baby in such distress . |
| 25 | David , feeling that he was learning nothing at Newtown Comprehensive and that his parents ' lives were increasingly centred on London , took a unilateral decision ; he left Clogau , moved into the family flat in Chelsea and enrolled at Holland Park Comprehensive , the most renowned , free-thinking state school of the day . |
| 26 | Knowing nothing at all about the actions of other consumers and producers , each consumer will automatically ensure that the last film he or she purchases yields twice as much utility as the last meal purchased . |
| 27 | I sat in the front row of the balcony with tears rolling down my face and feeling nothing at all . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't mind , ’ she said , watching him squirm , feeling nothing at all except self-disgust at allowing herself to get into this situation . |