Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] nothing to do [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision has nothing to do with the merits of the case which Her Majesty 's Government will defend in due course . |
| 2 | To reflect society can only mean comedy , in such a world , if a work is to convince as any sort of mirror , and the preference of other nations for melodrama and the bleeding heart has nothing to do with the habitual temper of British life . |
| 3 | This figure of £1 has nothing to do with the market value of the share , but is the legal benchmark for the determination of individual liability . |
| 4 | But what aroused resentment from people in the film industry had nothing to do with the merits of these films , which critic Raymond Durgnat reasonably characterized as ‘ sub-Ealing comedies so timid as to be positively ingratiating , ’ nor the production programme 's lack of profitability . |
| 5 | Dorothy Sayers , discussing the literary tastes of one of her characters , the Russian exile Paul Alexis , said of the Ruritanian type of story that ‘ the greater European powers of the League of Nations had nothing to do with the matter ’ : |
| 6 | Mr David Irving and other historians who question the scale of crime and the methods have nothing to do with the British National Party . |
| 7 | The KGB Collegium issued a statement on Aug. 22 : " The staff of the KGB have nothing to do with the unlawful acts of the group of adventurists . " |
| 8 | I do not want to suggest that Stalin had nothing to do with the origins of the cold war . |
| 9 | He tells me the ruins have nothing to do with the Incas , that they were built after the Incas were here . |
| 10 | The Philistines have nothing to do with the Arabs , a Semitic people , who invaded the Holy Land from Arabia in the seventh century . |
| 11 | ‘ The entire concept of artistic licence and innovation , on which we put such a high premium these days has nothing to do with the way much early Northern painting was created . |
| 12 | The difference has nothing to do with the presence or absence of powerchords . |
| 13 | The community charge or poll tax has nothing to do with the arrangements for financing local government . |
| 14 | It was Gill 's opinion , not shared by everybody , that ‘ the distinction has nothing to do with the use of machinery or with questions of the artistic quality of the product ’ . |
| 15 | The quotation has nothing to do with the coming of the Messiah but refers to the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel by Assyria in 721 BC . |
| 16 | While Babcock Thorn yesterday emphasised its jobs announcement had nothing to do with the Trident issue , the losses will clearly increase the pressure on ministers to award it the nuclear submarine work . |
| 17 | Certainly her main reason for accepting the post had nothing to do with the actual work involved , but the hope that closer acquaintance with him might throw some light on Elise 's baffling death . |
| 18 | He declared that the economic and political crisis had nothing to do with the " war of laws " with the republics [ see above ; pp. 37862-63 ] , commenting : " Republican governments refuse to work in blind obedience , but the central government has failed to see this , and by inertia it has pursued its policy of diktat . " |
| 19 | It stressed that it accepted that Black had nothing to do with the stolen goods or weapons found at the cottage . |
| 20 | He knew that the embarrassment had nothing to do with the fear that he would question , criticize , move like a spy among them . |
| 21 | The result might have been different if there had been a notice attached to the goods making it clear that these goods had nothing to do with the defendant 's business as a dealer in second-hand goods but had come from his home and that the sale of the goods was to be a private transaction . |
| 22 | Since Hilton is at pains to show that true contemplation had nothing to do with the emotions and clearly disapproves of Rolle 's spirituality , the term seems puzzling . |
| 23 | He says the relationship between GM and Lotus had nothing to do with the Elan 's failure . |
| 24 | However , further analysis of the data indicated that the relationship had nothing to do with the individuals ' talent , as judged by expert rating of their contributions to contemporary art . |
| 25 | But these abuses and reforms have nothing to do with the order made by Buckley J. in the present proceedings . |
| 26 | Scientists take their side in the battle for reasons having nothing to do with the merits or lack of them of the issues but rather because of their politics . |
| 27 | ‘ I just wish I could be sure that your chosen career had nothing to do with the fact that it was mine ! ’ |
| 28 | Jeanne 's father wanted nothing to do with the couple . |
| 29 | Does not the Minister understand that the simple reason for inward investment in Britain has nothing to do with the Government 's activities ? |
| 30 | Hilary , who is single , said yesterday : ‘ My leaving British Gas has nothing to do with the case . |