Example sentences of "nothing for [pron] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The bottom line was that there was nothing for them to do and those thoroughbred young men were too bright and too vigorous to put up with endless bull .
2 One reason could be because all around them are utterly characterless , uniform , boring , and unmemorable buildings — nothing for them to stand and stare at , to wonder at and dream of — as there was in the heyday of the great stations .
3 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 .
4 There was nothing for him to do but play cards , which was allowed .
5 There was nothing for him to do except settle down to some work .
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