"For two months I could do nothing, " Lente recalls.

FORBES: Bush Baby

"I was helpless, there was nothing I could do, " he said.

WSJ: New Jersey Sorts Through Wreckage

I'm under contract here for another two years, so even if I were interested there'd be nothing I could do about it!

BBC: Hook considered as Byrne stand-in

Of course, you feel duty bound to go along and support your team-mates, but I hated sitting in the stands, watching, knowing there was nothing I could do to affect what was happening out on the pitch.

BBC: The James Beattie column

There was nothing I could do - maybe if I chopped off my leg or something - but there was nothing on me at all.

BBC: Gavin to remain amateur 'for now'

"It hurt, but there was nothing I could do to change it, " she says.

CNN: A beauty beyond skin deep

There was simply nothing I could do to counter the pervasive psycho-autobiographic interpretation of these materials.

WSJ: Mike Kelley: The Escape Artist

There was nothing I could do, I was just trying to keep the car on the track and my heart was in my mouth.

CNN: F1 champion Hamilton ecstatic after Brazil drama

There was nothing I could do about a natural disaster.

FORBES: How I Walked Out On My Job And Why I Don't Regret It

So after a few days of life smacking me around a bit and nothing I could do to control it, I decided to focus on what I could control.

FORBES: Unsolicited Advice From My Financial Planner

There was nothing I could do.

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And if I could have just pulled them through the phone, but there was nothing we could do.

NPR: Biloxi Police Struggle with Hurricane Aftermath

Yes, I do believe in privacy, but outwardly I could see nothing wrong with him physically.

FORBES: Medicare Has Stopped Paying Bills For Medical Diagnostic Tests. Patients Will Feel The Effects

They have helped us and I wish we could help them, but there's nothing we can do.

BBC: Wales