Example sentences of "there [was/were] [pron] [verb] 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 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |
| 3 | And in the forest there was nothing to show for it . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | There was nothing to rush for and nowhere to rush to . |
| 6 | There was nothing left for me now — nothing . |
| 7 | Whitlock smiled politely , his mind still reeling from the way she had dissected his cover story , piece by piece , until there was nothing left for him to hide behind . |
| 8 | She ate without comment but there was nothing left for the dogs . |
| 9 | I 'm we knew very well she was but there was nothing left for her you know . |
| 10 | Yeah , but the other thing was , it was n't that , towards the end of the programme , they were n't so much who fired first , its , erm , there is , there is no evidence either way to support either story , the Irish say there was no Government , there was nobody running for Government you know , said that they had three |
| 11 | Dave Mitchell was next man in a real flyer this one and at 4-3 … there was everything to play for … |
| 12 | First , they wanted to see if he could pass himself off as Swedish , or if there was anybody working for the enemy who might have an inkling of his presence or identity . |
| 13 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |