Example sentences of "[not/n't] [det] you [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's not much you can do in this storm . ’ |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But some children are just shy by nature and there 's not much you can do about it . |
| 7 | When these things hit you there 's not much you can do about them . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ There is not much you can do about it . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | that 's not all you can do now is blame the Labour Party , it 's incredible now . |
| 12 | There is n't much you can do about this other than vengefully shoot up the sacrificial unit in your following turn . |
| 13 | You can tell them to go , but if they refuse to go there is n't much you can do . |