Example sentences of "[verb] nothing to the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never use plonk — it contributes nothing to the recipe and can ruin a dish . |
| 2 | It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's . |
| 3 | Not only does the picture add nothing to the text but it also does n't convey as much about the incident as the text . |
| 4 | The alley opened out into a large square courtyard from which , on all sides , reared five-storey buildings , all in a state of dilapidation , and outside of each was a mound of filth and rubbish , some giving off a stench which left nothing to the imagination as from what it was derived . |
| 5 | They said nothing to the family and no one else had noticed the men . |