Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] it [conj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as she passed the door of the room where the dancing was , Robert appeared , and there was nothing for it but to repeat Dawn 's message . |
| 2 | There was nothing for it but to await events … |
| 3 | There was nothing for it but to accept defeat , which he did with an ill grace , stamping off in disgust followed by the jeers of the crowd and several small boys who ran behind him mimicking his rolling gait . |
| 4 | She could understand why Isabelle had wanted none of it and chosen Les Hiboux instead . |
| 5 | There was something about it that made Mr Piggott feel younger — a beau , a masher , a man who was still pursued . |