Example sentences of "[conj] nothing like [art] " in BNC.

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1 Well , all right , technically he was concealing information about a deserter — although nothing like the scale on which Maj or Maxim was doing it — but civilians do n't take desertion seriously .
2 The kiss was light , delicate , softly sensual and nothing like the prelude to fire and passion and glory .
3 There were affinities , therefore , but nothing like a total identity between the Hitler version of Lebensraum -expansionism and the hopes and expectations of the mass of the German population .
4 According to the unions , however , it contains a few minor strings , but nothing like the substantial changes in working practices being asked for nationally by the employers .
5 This detailed academic research , combined with Pevsner 's Germanic organisation , resulted in one of the largest volumes to date : but nothing like the extensively revised , jumbo-sized second edition with its 879 pages .
6 Good catches of barbel , and many big ones , were taken , but nothing like the catches that swimfeeders , in the right hands , are capable of providing , much more often .
7 NASA researcher Jim Gleason said : " We predicted lower ozone in 1992 , but nothing like the values we have observed . "
8 The fire bombs had certainly caused major disruption , and some damage , but nothing like the devastation intended by the terrorists .
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