Example sentences of "but there [was/were] [pron] for " in BNC.

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1 But there was nothing for filmmakers to do but plunge on , grab every chance that came their way and hope for the best .
2 But there was nothing for it , she would have to be killed .
3 We were well aware of him stifling cries of pain , but there was nothing for it but to proceed .
4 But there was nothing for him to see .
5 There was an element of fitness training in the Scots ' routines , but there was none for the Fijians .
6 This was the place where we saw the 1:1,000,000 map , but there were none for sale , and in general the airfield was pretty sleepy .
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