Example sentences of "[indef pn] he [vb mod] [verb] [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing he could do about it . |
| 2 | He thought that she must be feeling a great deal of pain , and that there was nothing he could do about it , and that , if his suspicions were correct , her pain would get a great deal worse … |
| 3 | He knew he was doomed and there was nothing he could do about it . |
| 4 | He had examined it minutely — written on a sheet of white copy-paper — but there was nothing he could learn from it about its sender . |
| 5 | There 's nothing he can do about it . |
| 6 | Normally , if an owner is refused permission to develop his land , or if onerous conditions are laid down , there is nothing he can do about it except , of course , appeal to the secretary of state . |
| 7 | ‘ Apparently , sir , and not best pleased , not that there 's anything he can do about it . |