Example sentences of "[indef pn] for him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing for him to say . |
| 2 | He pulled the door to behind him — he was reasonably certain there was nothing for him to see in the engine-room anyway — and stooped to examine the three dead men . |
| 3 | But there was nothing for him to see . |
| 4 | It was nothing for him to take the ball off them and stick the knife in it to burst it . ’ |
| 5 | He longed to do some real work that would give him some satisfaction at the end of a day , yet there seemed to be nothing for him to do . |
| 6 | There appeared to be nothing for him to do but make his way back to the Inn on the Point , collect his own belongings and return to London . |
| 7 | There was nothing for him to do now until Kynaston had finished . |
| 8 | There was nothing for him to do except settle down to some work . |
| 9 | There 's nothing for him to do , is there ? |
| 10 | There was nothing for him to do but play cards , which was allowed . |
| 11 | She 'd reassure him over and over that she was fine , she was safe , there was nothing for him to worry about , and Ashdown would then ring Joe and pass along anything new or helpful that he 'd been able to pick out of the conversation . |
| 12 | His second came at the ticket booth , where there was no-one for him to show his first-class ticket to . |
| 13 | There was always plenty for him to do . |
| 14 | Auxilliary nurses do not go on any courses so there were none for him to take . |
| 15 | So he gets twenty five pound for the for the night , and he has n't got to start until about nine o'clock anyway so erm that 's , that 's something for him to do , is n't it ? |
| 16 | I have n't got anything for him have I ? |
| 17 | ‘ There wo n't be anything for him to eat if she does n't write . ’ |