there was nothing
There was nothing to eat.
It seemed like there was nothing.
O Tom percebeu que não havia nada que ele poderia fazer para ajudar.
Tom realized there was nothing he could do to help.
Não havia nada que os médicos pudessem fazer com Layla.
There was nothing the doctors could do for Layla.
Não havia nada que Sami poderia fazer para mudar aquilo.
There was nothing Sami could do to change that.
Perderam tempo, não havia nada.
They wasted their time; there was nothing there.
— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)
Não havia nada que pudéssemos fazer para impedi-la.
There was nothing we could do to stop her.
— TÁR (2022)
Não havia nada que Tom pudesse fazer para ajudar Mary.
There was nothing Tom could do to help Mary.