Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the location is , as it were , accidental , and contributes nothing to the tension between Circe and Persephone as it has been teased out , in this passage along with others , by Guy Davenport ( see his ‘ Persephone 's Ezra ’ , in New Approaches to Ezra Pound ) . |
| 2 | Thus the illustration contributes nothing to the text , which runs ‘ Edward [ actually Edgar ! ] lightly sprung aside and avoided the cut aimed at him , and then delivered a blow with all his force just in front of the ear , and the man dropped again as if shot . ’ |
| 3 | Such cynical behaviour and insincerity is a waste of parliamentary time and contributes nothing to democratic government . |
| 4 | I never use plonk — it contributes nothing to the recipe and can ruin a dish . |
| 5 | I learned that even if you pay the mortgage on your home and your husband contributes nothing to bills , you can not legally lock him out of the matrimonial home . |
| 6 | Now , after every Hong Kong citizen with a television set has seen how Peking treats its dissenters , it offers nothing to a public whose mood has become one of restrained panic . |
| 7 | ( Araceae ) , which offers nothing to the ants . |
| 8 | Several of my scan pictures are backlit against a screen , but mean nothing to my layman 's eye . |
| 9 | Now that we have taken an overview of the Form method of patterning , I hope that many more knitters will not be as worried that the columns of figures published in magazines and so on , mean nothing to them , since they are n't supposed to in this format . |
| 10 | They mean nothing to me . |
| 11 | ‘ The names mean nothing to me . |
| 12 | I mean nothing to either of them . |
| 13 | They mean nothing to him . |
| 14 | She 's gone , I mean nothing to her . |
| 15 | Why should I , or anyone , be expected to perform tasks which mean nothing to me , and into which I can put nothing of myself ? |
| 16 | ‘ But the names mean nothing to me because I only take note of the positions people play in . |
| 17 | ‘ But the names mean nothing to me because I only take note of the positions people play in . |
| 18 | I expect you 'd think nothing to her . |
| 19 | Tories in Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd 's constituency have given nothing to Conservative party funds over the past year . |
| 20 | Tories in Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd 's constituency have given nothing to Conservative party funds over the past year . |
| 21 | Much may be blamed on the impermeable Alan Beith , who has been at Berwick since 1973 and thinks nothing to striding round five villages , after starting on Holy Island in the sort of rain that suggests God getting out the strap , and then darting up to Duns in what was Berwickshire , Scotland , to do a broadcast . |
| 22 | You see they 've nothing to be frightened of any more . |
| 23 | Also , you may want someone to be able to see base figures and a final result , but not the devious manipulations you have performed on the route twixt the two . |
| 24 | Finally , he decided that The Housemartins were contributing nothing to his life . |
| 25 | He added : ‘ We can have DSS men drive to deliver claims forms to hippie itinerants contributing nothing to this country . |
| 26 | Fiery criticism of the British press then followed from Bernard , with Laura contributing nothing to the debate . |
| 27 | ‘ We want everyone to be licensed , but the Government did n't think it necessary . |
| 28 | For I love youngsters , and I want everyone to be like |
| 29 | But is not the point that erm we want those who are concerned about fashionable elements , to be attracted by our worship , cos we want everyone to be attracted . |
| 30 | They do not want a levy : they want everyone to be exempt . |