Example sentences of "[verb] nothing for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only too apparent , as Olga tore into him about the disgrace she would suffer , that , like a hippie , he cared nothing for the kind of life his parents led ; he did not share their values or ambitions . |
| 2 | Gombert 's linear sense — and sometimes Crecquillon 's and Lupi 's was so strong that he cared nothing for the asperities of harsh suspensions or accented passing-notes , as in this passage from his motet , ‘ Ave sanctissima Maria ’ : |
| 3 | Tilda cared nothing for the future , and had , as a result , a great capacity for happiness . |
| 4 | As far as I know , the Canadian Rugby Union has received nothing for the development , or even the maintenance , of our cash-strapped programme . |
| 5 | Fortunately , modern enclosures are slowly replacing these cages which are cramped and provide nothing for the animal . |
| 6 | Her apparent cry of anguish last week that John Major has treated her legacy without due reverence is not convincing ; the old bat cares nothing for the well-being of the Conservative Party or indeed Conservative government . |
| 7 | Both thorns are tolerant of pollution and are tough enough to grow in open , exposed seaside sites regularly raked over by salt-laden winds , although these of course will do nothing for the autumn display . |
| 8 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 9 | Firstly , I have been in football management long enough to know that team changes at this late stage will do nothing for the confidence of existing players . |
| 10 | Making it hard for directors to talk to outsiders will also do nothing for the cause of good management . |
| 11 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 12 | You look at the skill you did n't know you had , put a label on it and think : ‘ Yes I do do that ’ , whereas when you first walk in you think you 've done nothing for the last 18 years . |
| 13 | The first was that , with the passage in 1832 of the Reform Bill came the full realisation that parliamentary reform had done nothing for the emergent working class , except to isolate it . |
| 14 | It 's done nothing for the box . |
| 15 | He lived only in the present , caring nothing for the past or the future . |
| 16 | But , up until now , they have offered nothing for the budget or ‘ entry level ’ guitar market . |
| 17 | And then , when she looked at the high terrace with its pots of trailing geraniums , she could see nothing for the shadow was so intense — not the pale blob of a face or the movement of a hand — but she was suddenly as sure as she could be of anything that someone was standing there , looking down , waiting for them to get out of the car and watching them . |
| 18 | Riven could see nothing for the water in his eyes , but when the dark shape of the hull loomed up he pushed Madra towards it . |
| 19 | ‘ You 've had enough X-rays for a while , so I 'm going to do nothing for the moment . |
| 20 | She had cared nothing for the man who was attacking her then ; her despair now was because she could not bear the caresses of the man whom she loved , and she knew loved her . |
| 21 | So a £4 billion industry can use the product of a £250m one and need pay nothing for the privilege . |
| 22 | The stated reason for doing so is that an increasing number of cardholders are paying their bill at the end of each month , pay nothing for the card , and are therefore being subsidised by those who do use the credit facility . |
| 23 | You pay nothing for the cheques you issue , your Debits ; and there is no Maintenance Charge . |
| 24 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 25 | Such was the message Lewis passed on , himself saying nothing for the moment of his own extraordinarily exciting find , but agreeing to pick up Morse in about ten minutes ' time , after briefly reporting in to St Aldate 's . |
| 26 | The big companies surely miss a chance by doing nothing for the club . |
| 27 | The big companies surely miss a chance by doing nothing for the club . |
| 28 | I feel nothing for the man Steve Cannock , I feel very much for Maria Luisa . |
| 29 | But it did nothing for the glass . |
| 30 | But game did nothing for the glass , as I had hoped . |