Example sentences of "[indef pn] you [modal v] do [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's nothing you can do about it , ’ I can hear some of you thinking . |
| 2 | These crags are already equipped , and there 's nothing you can do about it except enjoy the security . |
| 3 | There 's nothing you can do about it . |
| 4 | There 's nothing you can do about it . ’ |
| 5 | If something outside your control is creating stress , forget it ; there 's nothing you can do about it . |
| 6 | The answer is once they 've clenched their teeth there 's nothing you can do about it , if their tongue is there I 'm afraid it 's just hard luck . |
| 7 | Incidentally if you misunderstand the motion and vote the wrong way there is nothing you can do about it later to correct the mistake — you have to live with it ! |
| 8 | ‘ But then perhaps you 're limited anyway , and there 's nothing you can do about it . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But it is a fact of life in Northern Ireland and there is nothing you can do about it , ’ said one man . |
| 10 | ‘ When he 's getting his serve in like that and serving two aces a game , there 's really nothing you can do about it . |
| 11 | There 's nothing you can do about it at the moment . |
| 12 | Nothing you can do about that . |
| 13 | There 's nothing you can do about the latter , and as for the former you 'll simply have to stop worrying . |
| 14 | Shirley 's mother , Enid Flannagan , 63 : ‘ You should always tell the truth about your age ; there 's nothing you can do about it , after all — you ca n't be any younger than you are . ’ |
| 15 | Bedroom has got a , it 's in an alcove so you 'll have that piece where it 's bottom of the stairs or wherever , I mean , the , stand on slip mats you 're gon na get that because of the , the airing cupboard is part of the hall , part of the bedroom and nothing you can do about that one , and on the wall it 's just gon na be one length of each room , cut off , perfect , , actually they do n't normally do that , they usually just the measurement , cos I not , never understood why they do n't have measurements there all standard , you guarantee use the one strip of another roll |
| 16 | But you do n't know where it is , you do n't know where it is there 's nothing you can do about it . |
| 17 | Nothing you can do about it |
| 18 | there 's , there 's nothing you can do about it when |
| 19 | ‘ Well , sir , I fear there is nothing you can do except what is done already , which is to keep Mrs Browning calm and quiet and endeavour to feed her nourishing food to give her back some strength . ’ |
| 20 | Small cracks can be stop drilled ( with a hand drill ) but there is nothing you can do with ‘ checking ’ except replacement . |
| 21 | Love which is unrequited : however much you love somebody there 's absolutely nothing you can do to " make " them love you . |
| 22 | ‘ There 's nothing you can do for him , dear . |
| 23 | There 's nothing you can do for them . ’ |
| 24 | She shook her head at once and , keeping her voice level , replied , ‘ There 's nothing you can do for me , but thanks for the offer … ’ |
| 25 | First I went to find the boy 's father and told him , ‘ There 's nothing you can do by staying here . |
| 26 | It 's a bit of a shame , really , because when we go back to those old multi-tracks , there 's nothing you can do in some cases . |
| 27 | If your number was up there was absolutely nothing you could do about it . |
| 28 | ‘ Lady , ’ said Hotspur , ‘ there is yet something you may do for me , if you will . ’ |
| 29 | When you learn that love is something you must do without , that close attachments to other human beings is a sign of weakness and that expressions of emotion are deeply shameful , how will you ever manage the openness , honesty and compromise that a close relationship demands ? |
| 30 | ‘ For a married person it is n't something you can do without the support of your partner . |