Nought
in sentence
19 examples of Nought in a sentence
Despite a slew of good reviews (The French tend to favor a
nought
to three star system), three maximums, six 'very good', in four weeks in Paris it's only racked up one hundred thousand admissions and last week was down to six thousand in five salles which means that the ruthless French distributors will yank it any minute now.
But Brazil's size need not go for
nought.
But the scare Jean-Marie Le Pen threw into French politics will be for
nought
if the political class in Britain slips back into its old hauteur and complacency.
You, a man of nought, to despise Madame la Marechale de Fervaques!
CHAPTER XXIXAway went Gilpin, neck or nought, Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig.
Her systems have all the unfortunate tendency of setting propriety at nought; and a better acquaintance with the world is what I look forward to as her greatest possible advantage."
O, blessed Aaron! the dream is not dreamed for nought, and the vision cometh not in vain!
What is his name and lineage?""It is his pleasure," answered Gurth, "that they be concealed; and from me, assuredly, you will learn
nought
of them."
seest thou canst not deceive me.""My master," replied Gurth, "will take
nought
from the Templar save his life's-blood.
"He is a Templar," said De Bracy, "and cannot therefore rival me in my plan of wedding this heiress;--and to attempt aught dishonourable against the intended bride of De Bracy--By Heaven! were he a whole Chapter of his Order in his single person, he dared not do me such an injury!""Then since
nought
that I can say," said Fitzurse, "will put this folly from thy imagination, (for well I know the obstinacy of thy disposition,) at least waste as little time as possible--let not thy folly be lasting as well as untimely."
But come, fill a flagon, for it will crave some time to tune the harp; and
nought
pitches the voice and sharpens the ear like a cup of wine.
"What wouldst thou have of me," said Rebecca, "if not my wealth?--We can have
nought
in common between us--you are a Christian--I am a Jewess.--Our
The next Preceptory would grant thee absolution for an oath, the keeping of which concerned
nought
but the honour or the dishonour of a miserable Jewish maiden."
"Thou needst no longer fear me," said Bois-Guilbert."I fear thee not," replied she; "thanks to him that reared this dizzy tower so high, that
nought
could fall from it and live--thanks to him, and to the God of Israel!--I fear thee not."
"Thou knowest
nought
of it," said Wilfred, impatiently; "this dead pause only shows that the men are at their posts on the walls, and expecting an instant attack; what we have heard was but the instant muttering of the storm--it will burst anon in all its fury.--Could
[37]--a fetterlock, and a shacklebolt on a field sable--what may that mean?--seest thou
nought
else, Rebecca, by which the Black Knight may be distinguished?"
So help me Heaven, as there is
nought
in it but some merchandises which I will gladly part with to you--one hundred yards of Lincoln green to make doublets to thy men, and a hundred staves of Spanish yew to make bows, and a hundred silken bowstrings, tough, round, and sound--these will I send thee for thy good-will, honest Diccon, an thou wilt keep silence about the vault, my good Diccon."
The Prior sat down, and at great leisure indited an epistle to Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and having carefully sealed up the tablets, delivered them to the Jew, saying,"This will be thy safe-conduct to the Preceptory of Templestowe, and, as I think, is most likely to accomplish the delivery of thy daughter, if it be well backed with proffers of advantage and commodity at thine own hand; for, trust me well, the good Knight Bois-Guilbert is of their confraternity that do
nought
for nought."
answered the Black Knight; "I never wronged thee--On me thou hast
nought
to revenge."
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