Example sentences of "do is [to-vb] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the hon. Member should do is to draw the matter to the attention of the Serjeant at Arms , and it will be investigated further . |
| 2 | All that we can do is to set the visitor in motion ; but having done so , we can not review his decision . |
| 3 | The most ministers can do is to argue the case for change and enable the changes to be made . |
| 4 | Position positional isomers branch chain functional group and there 's one other odd one which has a very peculiar name and the name it normally goes by is a fairly old name , now I 'm not sure at this stage if that name is still used but what I 'll do is to describe the form of the isomerism first and let you decide what you would prefer to call it . |
| 5 | All we and they can do is to resist the degeneration of a justified action of international collective security into a United States ' imperial ego-trip , to stop the affair getting further out of hand , and in doing so to prevent the UN , the only available base for world order , from falling into lasting discredit . |
| 6 | What they do not do is to make the case for charging token sums to a small minority of users . |
| 7 | In order for the UK to emerge successfully out of recession , the last thing the government should do is to make the acquisition of new skills and ideas , through education and training more expensive . ’ |
| 8 | Unfortunately the mouse does n't eliminate the keyboard completely , the basic information still has to be fed into the computer but what is does do is to make the manipulation of that information much simpler . |
| 9 | What these things can do is to enhance the quality of life by helping us to transmute ‘ stress ’ into positive challenges , thus preventing the onset of apathy or even depression . |