Example sentences of "there [was/were] nothing for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy .
2 But there was nothing for filmmakers to do but plunge on , grab every chance that came their way and hope for the best .
3 Of course , there was nothing for Aunt Tossie to understand , but her concerned enquiries , sometimes with three meanings embedded in their concern , Nicandra found difficult to negotiate .
4 There was nothing for women and children and nowhere for women to go .
5 There was nothing for girls , only drudgery and breeding , specially paupers like herself .
6 Coventry were so poor there was nothing for Wright to get excited about .
7 There was nothing for Branson to do now but cut his losses , and trust to a return of the Branson luck .
8 There was nothing for Hussey to do but bow before the wind with as good a grace as he might , profess his resolve to do all that was required of him-at whatever penal cost to himself , his martyred countenance implied — reverently kiss the prince 's hand , and withdraw to his plain , melancholy wife and his two fat manors up-river .
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