Example sentences of "none the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Searle has compared the computational view of mind to an Englishman who has no understanding of Chinese processing Chinese symbols according to rules which correspond to the grammar of Chinese : what he deals with may be meaningful Chinese sentences , but he is none the wiser . |
| 2 | Opening it up Charles found a telephone inside , but was still none the wiser . |
| 3 | As long as you go at a slow , steady pace , the job can be done and you none the wiser . |
| 4 | the wife is none the wiser , She 's got us |
| 5 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 6 | But she was none the wiser for what came out of the speakers : a soft sea of hiss , a hint of ultrasonics , and a persistent , repetitive creaking noise . |
| 7 | ‘ And still be none the wiser , ’ Googol said airily . |
| 8 | He did not recognize the other two rabbits and when Blackberry told him their names — Speedwell and Acorn — he was none the wiser . |
| 9 | I am still , however , none the wiser as to how and why my advertising works . |
| 10 | It was , indeed , only when their conversation seemed to be moving towards a close , with Derek none the wiser about why it had taken place , that Golding began to apply a steely edge to his questions . |
| 11 | ‘ We 're none the wiser . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm none the wiser , unless his work was something to do with the Hell Fire Club . |
| 13 | The menu looked promising , though apart from some florid copywriting , a language barrier with our friendly waiter made us none the wiser about his specialities . |
| 14 | ‘ Regrettably , I am none the wiser . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Furthermore , you 'll be none the wiser about Kelly . |
| 16 | It was depressing to have to admit to herself that after four days together she was none the wiser , that , if she made the mistake again of leaving her vulnerable heart unguarded , he might once more strike her a casually cruel blow , and this time she might not recover . |
| 17 | And here am I , none the wiser . |
| 18 | Following a full day of debate on the Loyal Address and two days on the Second Reading of the Bill , the country is none the wiser about what the Labour party proposes on local government finance , save in one crucial respect : we now know that it is committed to ending all control on local authority expenditure . |
| 19 | The face looked none the wiser , and shoulders shrugged into view . |
| 20 | But again , he had disappeared after her act , leaving her none the wiser , but with her curiosity well and truly aroused . |
| 21 | And , not being from Kirkby , I am still none the wiser about the meaning of the word ‘ scut ’ . |
| 22 | She was none the wiser . |
| 23 | He knew the regiment was fighting somewhere in France , but its exact location was never recorded in the paper , so Charlie was none the wiser . |
| 24 | The family have previously written to former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker asking for information , but were left none the wiser . |
| 25 | None the wiser |
| 26 | And , people are none the wiser they , if they can see it |
| 27 | It refers to the fable of the sick lion and the wary fox , who is frightened at seeing all the footprints pointing towards the den and none the other way . |
| 28 | It refers to the fable of the sick lion and the wary fox , who is frightened at seeing all the footprints pointing towards the den and none the other way . |
| 29 | It would n't hurt for some of them throwing away but none the right size of course . |
| 30 | We have one of the best fire services and the best brigades in this country Mr Chairman and you none the least Mr Chairman on some of you recent visits and meeting some of our fire personnel are more than aware we are the the best equipped , the cheapest brigade and our chaps and girls in Leicestershire , the morale is very high , regardless of what 's going on around the pay dispute at the moment and I think that we need to show our support to those fire personnel and provide the adequate funding for the southern fire station . |