Example sentences of "[verb] nothing of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard though he tried , Floyd could make nothing of the inward half and Couples , having gone to the front with a birdie at the ninth , was never caught again . |
| 2 | ‘ A visit to the Moon and a space walk-to say nothing of the Big Dipper and the Whiplash — all in one day ? |
| 3 | At first glance the lumps of rock reveal nothing of the primitive technology which heralded the dawn of culture . |
| 4 | In most respects it was human in shape , but gigantic in stature , and there seemed nothing of the human being in the way it suddenly paced forward from the trees . |
| 5 | But from the tall , hawk-faced man beside her came nothing of the subtle serenity she hoped for , only a sense of controlled power that dispersed when he said prosaically , ‘ I 'm sorry , did I kick your ankle ? |
| 6 | Since she 'd started work she had seen nothing of the surrounding area , except that covered by the bus route which took her to work and back each day . |
| 7 | The original entries for 995 and 996 may have been lost , and it says nothing of the hostile relations which probably existed with Normandy for a time , and only hints at the troubles in the Irish Sea mentioned above . |
| 8 | The story told by German propaganda , however , betrayed nothing of the mounting hopelessness of the 6th Army 's position . |
| 9 | The above bare statement of the facts tells nothing of the mental agonies suffered by persons wrongly accused of murder and by the members of their families . |
| 10 | She saw nothing of the pale green clusters of new leaves adorning the elm trees , nor did she see the arum lilies glowing with white purity beneath them . |
| 11 | He knew nothing of the other facts and , as he continued relentlessly , Jenna was pleased she had not told him . |
| 12 | She knew nothing of the real woman behind it . |
| 13 | But he knew nothing of the practical techniques of modelling and carving . |
| 14 | The man , whoever it was , knew nothing of the correct use of his weapon . |
| 15 | Those are the innocent victims , who knew nothing of the serious fraud . |
| 16 | Much to my shame I knew nothing of the Cambrian Railways as most of my interest up to then had been in the Southern Railways and to a greater extent industrial railways , and so decided that much research was necessary , which along with the commencement of renovations will form part of our next episode : - ‘ A NEW STATION IN LIFE ’ . |
| 17 | He said if anyone thought Michael Fallon knew nothing of the possible move ‘ they are absolutely out of their minds ’ . |
| 18 | For how could a reader who knew nothing of the original matter — the origin of the Silmarils , the rise and fall of Numenor , the triumphs and ultimate ruin of Gondolin , etc. — find a way in ? |
| 19 | Lucy herself said she remembered nothing of the dreadful cockchafer affair . |
| 20 | Apprehensively , Robbie clung tightly to the tiller as he closed the gates behind them , his muscular strength making nothing of the massive balance beam which swung the heavy gates to . |
| 21 | Her hair had been re-styled and had nothing of the incompetent dye job that had once been her most eyecatching feature . |
| 22 | He said nothing of the Soviet plan . |
| 23 | This is to say nothing of the varied forms and objects of laughter that there may be : spontaneous hilarity ; dark chuckles over black humour ; knowing , ironic laughter ; the nervous giggles of imperfect comprehension . |
| 24 | A gain of only 39 seats is a sign that , even in favourable circumstances , the Labour Party can not persuade large parts of the electorate that the interests of the homeless , the frail , the old , the sick and the unemployed ( to say nothing of the healthy , the employed and the prosperous ) would be safer in its hands . |
| 25 | We were keenly aware that the local and national authorities , to say nothing of the international archaeological community , would have been horrified by such a spectacle . |
| 26 | To put it mildly , the phrase we seek would be a long time coming , to say nothing of the complete works of Shakespeare . |
| 27 | That has brought the Gwili Railway alone six members to date , to say nothing of the other railway societies I have joined . |
| 28 | Morley , Weelkes , and Wilbye were the outstanding figures of the English madrigal school , but some fine things were also written by Bateson , Benet , Michael East , Kirbye , Francis Pilkington , Ward , and others — to say nothing of the Catholic exile , Peter Philips , who set Italian verse . |
| 29 | Much civility , much comfort ( comfort in France ! ) made every arrangement pleasurable ; and all this without more vociferation or commotion than prevails at Paddington ; to say nothing of the second-class carriage being nearly equal to our first . |
| 30 | That might be the motto of the Scottish Health Education Group who not only advertise on television but sponsor a radio soap opera , to say nothing of the Scottish football team . |