Example sentences of "would [verb] nothing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the first whiff of something like this , you 'd hear nothing but the sound of running feet . |
| 2 | Well if he came out on strike with us erm and we won if we won everything we g he 'd gain nothing in the end cos he 's in another section . |
| 3 | A High Court judge said they would earn nothing from the book , if convicted . |
| 4 | He would do nothing about the problem , and that is why he is unsuited to hold the office of Home Secretary . |
| 5 | One farmer claimed he would do nothing to the buildings until his son had been confirmed in the tenancy . |
| 6 | But Joe knew that Ashdown would do nothing of the kind . |
| 7 | Apparently Alfonso came to visit Richard and agreed to stand surety for his friend 's behaviour , guaranteeing that he would do nothing against the will of the Duke of Aquitaine or his father . |
| 8 | He says that there should be an increased capital allowance for this year , cunningly saying that it would cost nothing in the first year ; that is equivalent to saying that the bill is in the post , as we all know that it is paid after 12 months . |
| 9 | When Bassanio asked the doctor , a dressed up Portia , how he could pay her , she answered that she would take nothing but the ring . |
| 10 | I listened to one choral song from Southwark Cathedral , prayers were said for a family whose names would mean nothing to the vast majority of listeners . |
| 11 | The net immediate effect was that Peru would pay nothing to the Paris Club for the rest of 1991 and that repayments for 1992 were cut to $300,000,000 , less than half the expected figure . |
| 12 | She would argue about moving Anna before she had fully recovered — if she recovered — but she would put nothing in the way of Anna 's marriage to Nahum Plunkett . |
| 13 | Management would say nothing after the talks , but John Kydd , divisional organiser of the AEEU , said the company had effectively delivered an ultimatum to the union to accept virtually the same package as was rejected by sacked workers nearly two weeks ago or the factory could close . |