Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] you [vb mod] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there is only so much you can do to protect yourself against the whims of the Almighty . |
| 2 | There 's only so much you can do with a Super B , ’ he shrugged . |
| 3 | ‘ There is only so much you can do in Dublin . |
| 4 | There 's only so much you can do to jazz up articles on the efficacy of heart tapping in achieving full blood drainage . |
| 5 | So we did n't get over , there 's so much you can do , we went to the erm , er to see the dancing horses , you know the |
| 6 | So easy you can do it in your sleep . |
| 7 | So all you 'd do is you 'd cast about for a friend , you 'd decide on a price that you would accept and if it was a friend , if you had to sell it and you needed fifteen quid to buy a pair of shoes or whatever , erm and you 'd like twenty , you 'd turn to a mate and go , Have you got twenty quid ? and he he 'd say yes or no . |
| 8 | It 's just a matter of waiting for your references to be checked out , or whatever the complication is , so all you 'd do , is stay , I mean , do n't sit at home . |
| 9 | There is not much you can do to make radical changes to other people 's basic life positions , but you can use your awareness of the four ‘ OK — Not OK ’ positions to understand why you sometimes feel hopeless , depressed , victimized and so on . |
| 10 | There is no excuse for being caught by a marked police vehicle — but there 's not much you can do about unmarked cars or cameras . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's not much you can do in this storm . ’ |
| 12 | It can be very upsetting to have good shots spoiled in this way ; once the noise is on the tape there 's not much you can do about it except dub it out with a substitute background sound ( see page 80 ) . |
| 13 | And then they get bigger and they start thinking and watching and you realise you 're fouling them up yourself too and there 's not much you can do about that either . |
| 14 | But some children are just shy by nature and there 's not much you can do about it . |
| 15 | When these things hit you there 's not much you can do about them . ’ |
| 16 | Where lead pipe is used for the rising main , it may also contaminate the drinking water — particularly in a soft water area — but there is not much you can do about this since the supply pipe into the house is also likely to be lead and this is difficult and expensive to replace . |
| 17 | ‘ There is not much you can do about it . |
| 18 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 19 | I think it is essential to understand the key factors for success or failure in your type of business and I 'm not convinced you can do that without actually understanding the process in some detail . |
| 20 | " Although I 'm not sure you can do it , father What was that ? |
| 21 | that 's not all you can do now is blame the Labour Party , it 's incredible now . |
| 22 | ‘ Imagine how much more good you could do if you gave your whole life to teaching ! ’ |
| 23 | Should you find out there is probably little you could do about it anyway . |
| 24 | highways and that sort of thing , and he does go to Farnsfield , and he does go to Oxford and back , and really all you need do is just send him , you need n't send him the minutes here , you just send him the notice of the meeting |
| 25 | And are you really sure you could do anything useful on a spreadsheet display only four cells by six ? |
| 26 | In cases of mild illness , such as coughs and colds , often all you can do is let children rest and give them over-the-counter medication to relieve pain or fever and help them to sleep . |
| 27 | And sixty is a bit much I think but if she you know if you want to go on and you 're really happy you can do anything you like with these thirty six and twenty four no problem there then go on and try sixty . |
| 28 | There is n't much you can do about this other than vengefully shoot up the sacrificial unit in your following turn . |
| 29 | You can tell them to go , but if they refuse to go there is n't much you can do . |
| 30 | Well all you can do is tell them , I mean you 're within the law then , it 's up to them in n it ? |