Converse of object

• do: Or, of course, you could do nothing.

• know: These were from the family of Hans Fischer who knew nothing about what became of him.

• say: I could not fight five men, to say nothing of a loaded pistol.

• have: Grove also set out the reasons why he thought the sighting had nothing to do with an airship.

• hear: Lewes was far away and the young people heard nothing of William.

• mean: Without this, 30 % means nothing at all in absolute terms.

Adjective modifier

• there's: No, the good thing is that thereâs nothing else like it on British television.

• theres: The track can get quite busy at times, especially if theres nothing on, but it copes extremely well.

• least: I ended up with a corker of a black eye for the duration of the trip, but at least nothing was broken.

Modifies a noun

• happening: Apart from the bloody war, there's nothing happening!

• beat: I love to write but nothing beats performing your own stuff.

• left: A westerly gale springing up, there was nothing left but to run before it.

Noun used with modifier

• means: This means nothing when men refuse to use condoms because they don't like them.

Preposition: in

• paragraph: Nothing in this paragraph shall affect your statutory rights.

• return: All these things - and he asks for nothing in return.

Preposition: of

• sort: CIGARETTE SMOKING MAN: ( chuckling ) I did nothing of the sort.

• significance: Again, I knew nothing of the significance of the date of 2012.

• kind: The hatred directed at activists over the past few years is, in other words, nothing of the kind.

• substance: So yes, the caves can symbolize emptiness, but only if you have nothing of substance inside you to bring out.

Preposition: from

• selfishness: What kind of Church would we have if we did nothing from selfishness or empty conceit?