Example sentences of "[verb] nothing [adj] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He went into the whole ritual and found nothing open to the charge that it encouraged superstition . |
2 | It 's brilliantly programmed , but adds nothing new to the platform genre — no interesting devices , no secret rooms , no exciting artifacts … no nothing , really . |
3 | One adds nothing new to the theory of casework in Saying this ; nor in remarking that the caseworker is essentially part of the case with which he or she deals , so that his or her sexuality is as much a part of it as the client 's . |
4 | Nor would it have been possible to ask , nor even to rely on any information which might have been forthcoming , since Amabel , who always retired to bed for the duration of her own " monthly curse " had said nothing more to the point than , " Darling , I must beg of you never to speak of this to anyone , when Gemma at the age of fourteen had first seen evidence of hers . |
5 | It said nothing relevant to the well being of the country ; it was blank space titivated by invective and promises of massive cash hand outs . |