Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John is convinced visitors bring nothing but good to York . |
| 2 | Such cynical behaviour and insincerity is a waste of parliamentary time and contributes nothing to democratic government . |
| 3 | In the Hankses ' cottage , Tom rubbed the steam from the window and peered outside , able to see nothing but heavy snowflakes melting against the windows . |
| 4 | PAMELA : [ coldly ] I mean nothing but good . |
| 5 | The last of these was the excavation at Alexandrov led by Academician Boris Rybakov , which unearthed nothing but ancient foundations . |
| 6 | In a psychoanalytic study of the Amazons Bernice Schultz Engle points out that according to tradition they ‘ cared nothing for womanly arts , spent ten months of the year farming , pasturing cattle , and especially in training horses . |
| 7 | Tories in Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd 's constituency have given nothing to Conservative party funds over the past year . |
| 8 | Tories in Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd 's constituency have given nothing to Conservative party funds over the past year . |
| 9 | The rule devised was that if a man 's goods could be valued at £1 , but less than £2 , or alternatively if he owned nothing but received wages of £1 a year , he should pay 4d . |
| 10 | For the one who encourages nothing but genuine feelings of peace , love and goodwill to all his fellow creatures , generally finds that peace and harmony follow him wherever he goes . |
| 11 | When public funds are required to support someone in private care the needs of that person should be assessed in the same way as for admission to statutory care and admission should depend on the results of that assessment . |
| 12 | I do n't see the resemblance of Stu and Paul Young though , perhaps I expected someone with Spiky hair & black leather trousers . |
| 13 | A recent upset or altercation can unsettle someone with severe dementia , making behaviour even more erratic . |
| 14 | ‘ All that stuff just kinda blends into blues , but it is real hard to compare someone like Blind Lemon Jefferson to Albert Collins . |
| 15 | Archaeologists from Newcastle University have already made a number of test excavations at the site of the extension and found nothing of historical value . |
| 16 | As Niki puts it , ‘ you can drive like a god , say nothing but nice things in Italian and always eat spaghetti , it does n't do the slightest good , you are still a swine … |
| 17 | The Europe Agreements , however , say nothing about free trade in agriculture . |
| 18 | It contains nothing of real interest , and I have included it in the chart with Vela . |
| 19 | Goldring says : ‘ It is not a response to PMA and contains nothing about civil defence ’ . |
| 20 | Nature cares nothing for human definitions , after all , as Sprague de Camp points out . |
| 21 | Enough grain is produced to provide everyone with ample protein and more than 3,000 calories per day . |
| 22 | At present hospitals and community services often use the translation services of a relative who is bilingual , or of a kitchen porter or nurse who may know nothing of mental health problems , or of anyone in the vicinity who happens to speak the language . |
| 23 | [ This is why ] … the examination of the social and , moreover , irrational and blind system from the viewpoint of its equilibrium , has nothing in common … with harmonia praestabilitata . |
| 24 | We might , however , usefully make " trust " the focal point of a drama in which , for example we examined when it is appropriate to trust someone , or how we might learn to trust someone in difficult circumstances , or how we can gain someone 's trust — but this is very different from the worryingly naive claims sometimes made for " trust games " . |
| 25 | And if the committee of the CICCU be taxed with bringing in someone who did not fit the undergraduates of a university , it might be replied , first that they were desperate to find someone at short notice , and secondly , was it desirable that a missioner should fit the undergraduates ? |
| 26 | The job description for the post has come — not for me , not enough experience and they want someone with multi-site retail experience as well as PR experience , ie someone from PR in banking , insurance or building society . |
| 27 | In order to secure someone with outstanding qualifications and experience for this demanding appointment , an attractive and fully competitive remunerations package , and substantial performance bonus , will be negotiated . |
| 28 | It does not matter if some or even all of the beetles have died before you receive the culture , as the culture contains plenty of live larvae and they will soon produce the pupae you need . |
| 29 | Make sure it contains plenty of different fabrics and textiles as well as props and items of clothing . |
| 30 | Re-make deep beds 4′ ( 1.2m ) wide incorporating plenty of organic matter ; never tread on them once they are dug . |