Example sentences of "nothing we could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the organ of perception , for if we remembered nothing we could perceive nothing . |
| 2 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 3 | ‘ Our whole ethos is that the show must go on but last night there was absolutely nothing we could do . |
| 4 | The old order was changing , and there was nothing we could do about it . |
| 5 | There was nothing to say and nothing we could do . |
| 6 | We gave him a cup of coffee and made soothing noises , but once again there was nothing we could do . |
| 7 | But the covers had been printed , and there was nothing we could do . |
| 8 | They had the right to take away our children , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 9 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ There was nothing we could do . ’ |
| 10 | There was nothing we could do . ’ |
| 11 | But nothing we could do would reverse fundamental social trends which were producing more and more lone parents . |
| 12 | Since we could not get rid of the rule , there was nothing we could do but try to operate it more sensibly . |
| 13 | There was nothing we could do to pay back the debt of our existence . |
| 14 | We were all sorry about Black Dog getting away , but there was nothing we could do . |
| 15 | There was nothing we could do for him here , so we had him transferred . ’ |
| 16 | I felt the usual clench of tension in the bowels , and could see pale anger in Mala 's face , but there was nothing we could do . |
| 17 | ‘ So am I , but there was nothing we could do about it . |
| 18 | ‘ But they bought it for £46 million and sold it six months later for £92 million , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 19 | There was me as well , you see , and there was nothing we could do and er she 'd had this erm , it was awful , they took her to the mortuary because some of the girls , you see , erm , you know they went hysterical and er I 'm not gon na pass her door , that sort of thing . |
| 20 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
| 21 | Inday became ill and there was nothing we could do . |
| 22 | Here was Aldo Moro , an ex-Prime Minister , the leader of the Christian Democrat Party and one of the most powerful and influential men in Italy , at the mercy of the best-known organization of political extremists , and the people responsible for combating political extremism told us there was nothing we could do except organize random house-to-house searches . |
| 23 | No , there was just nothing we could do . |
| 24 | There was nothing we could do . |
| 25 | There was nothing we could make stick so he got away with it . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But there was nothing we could get our teeth into . |