Example sentences of "[v-ing] nothing [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Felicity was wearing nothing but the great swirl of hair and the flower in it . |
| 2 | The North and central sides , among them Bangor City and Newtown with top reputations earned in English leagues , are facing nothing but the wooden spoon . |
| 3 | Several parliamentary sessions under Henry VIII passed without any direct taxes being asked or given ; and Mary , at the start of her reign , even remitted the outstanding part of the last subsidy granted under Edward VI , asking nothing from the two parliaments of 1554 . |
| 4 | He had arrived in Europe knowing nothing about the European motor industry or the Continent 's political and economic environment , except from what he had read on the subject at Harvard Business School and in Detroit Central Office reports . |
| 5 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |