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 . |