"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

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

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

But nothing I could say seemed to help the Red Sox.

NPR: Red Sox Game Locks in a Father's Day Memory

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'

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

WSJ: New Jersey Sorts Through Wreckage

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

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.

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We did a lot of different things and saw a lot of different doctors to see that there was nothing where I could hurt myself.

WSJ: Devils G Brodeur practices after missing 12 games

But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

FORBES: It's Official: Conan Won't Do Tonight Show At 12:05 A.M.

The question, if you are employed, how safe do you think your job is? 61 percent replied, I have nothing to worry about. 19 percent said I could lose it soon. 7 percent said they expect to lose it soon. 13 percent say they've never given any thought about losing their job.

CNN: Transcript of June 'CNN Money Summit: Money & Main St.'

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

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

FORBES: Bush Baby

Had I waited for the cost of a CT screening to come down, chosen the cheaper X-Ray alternative or just done nothing in the hope that I could save enough money to afford the scan, I would have been dead long before the free market got around to accommodating my personal budgetary issues.

FORBES: Anecdotes vs. Economics in Health Care Policy

"I said OK, I want to cooperate because I wanted to save time, mainly because I have nothing to hide and I didn't know I could refuse, really, " Mrs.

CNN: Wife says she didn't understand FBI form

"When the president of the United States stands at a podium and says, basically, there is nothing to this investigation, I think that could have a significant impact on the SEC's investigation, " said Jennifer Palmieri, spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee.

CNN: Bush defends Cheney over Halliburton

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

And I went back two years later and nothing had happened so I was forced to question who on earth I could go to now if the Home Secretary hadn't responded.

BBC: News | BREAKFAST WITH FROST | Sir David Ramsbotham interview

"I am happy to come away with a medal because the competition was tight and I could have ended up with nothing, " said Callaghan.

BBC: SPORT | Athletics | Smyth secures second world title

He glanced back as he was going, and I could see that he knew as well as I did that there was nothing more to say, but he said it anyway.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

As a writer, all I could hope to be, if nothing else, is honest and generous in spirit.

NPR: First Listen: Laura Gibson's 'Beasts Of Seasons'

"Nothing could be worse than this torment, and I cannot rid myself of it, " Clinton wrote.

CNN: Gore gives 'Talk' his views on Vietnam

It's rough down in the trenches, where linemen weighing more than three-hundred pounds hurl themselves at one another in brutal hand-to-hand combat, but it is nothing compared to the pain I kept buried inside so I could play out my dream.

NPR: A Gay Football Player, 'Alone in the Trenches'

"Twenty-five years ago, my friends and I started with nothing but an idea--that we could harness the power of the PC to improve people's lives, " Gates says earnestly.

CNN: Gates gets slammed

The only other option was to claim nothing at all but then I would have had to resign because I could not afford to live half my life in London or Cumbria without an allowance for one of them.

BBC: Statement in full: David Maclean

Det Insp Bobby Dow, the senior investigating officer, said: ''I appreciate that these people may think that they have nothing that could be of use to our inquiries, but they were in the area at this particular time and they may have seen something, however irrelevant they believe it to be, that could help us in our efforts to find Mr McMurchie's killer.

BBC: John McMurchie murder: Police in Dundee seek two witnesses