Example sentences of "[was/were] [indef pn] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing to reach for , no aching energy of ambition to move him ; as far as he could see , he was just kicking around in medium comfort and waiting to get old and die . |
| 2 | Then he dozed in an armchair for a few hours , until he was too cold and stiff to bear it any longer , when he got up and made tea for everyone , and discovered that there was nothing to eat for breakfast . |
| 3 | There was nothing to rush for and nowhere to rush to . |
| 4 | And in the forest there was nothing to show for it . |
| 5 | Dave Mitchell was next man in a real flyer this one and at 4-3 … there was everything to play for … |
| 6 | But it was something to hope for … if I could escape . |