Example sentences of "[adj -est] [noun sg] you [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the worst thing you can do is to screw it all up by putting a lot of technique all over it ! ' |
| 2 | Elaine England , senior training analyst at Lloyds Bank says : ‘ The worst thing you can do is fall in love with the gadgets and technology . ’ |
| 3 | I think the worst thing you can do is to ask parents for measurements — as this can lead to problems . |
| 4 | Furthermore , liking the bulbs for dividing is bound to disturb the roots of the roses , which is just about the worst thing you can do to them . |
| 5 | The worst thing you can do is buy things you will rarely , if ever , need . |
| 6 | And the worst thing you can do is give your skin a short period of intensive exposure to sun — exactly what we go in for when we jet off on our summer holidays . |
| 7 | They will form all sorts of categories too and the worst thing you can do in sa in er negotiating advertising er Richard is to prejudge anybody |
| 8 | The worst thing you can do is set these things and then cock it up because secretaries is people that pride themselves on being administratively perfect |
| 9 | They just think it 's wrong , it 's the worst thing you could do . |
| 10 | No that 's the worst thing you could do . |
| 11 | No that 's the worst thing you could do . |
| 12 | The smallest thing you could do would be to help a poor injured man towards the comfort of an inn ! ’ |
| 13 | GUSHIEST COMMENT : ‘ The greatest thing you can do do when you love somebody is to make another human being . ’ |
| 14 | Of course , if for any reason you have to leave your garden for several months , the best thing you can do is to sow a suitable green manure . |
| 15 | The best thing you can do for your skin , throughout the year , is keep it moist with creams . |
| 16 | Yours will most probably be the arms she needs at this point , and the best thing you can do for her is to show that you share her grief , and that as far as possible you are going to be the rock on which she can lean while the sands of her life are shifting so frighteningly beneath her feet . |
| 17 | The best thing you can do is to forget her . " |
| 18 | I told them , as I tell alumni wherever I meet them , that the best thing you can do for the University is to remember its strengths , and in your normal professional and daily lives to be prepared to speak up on the University 's behalf when you think it is appropriate . |
| 19 | ‘ The best thing you can do is stay quietly here with Dora for the rest of the evening . |
| 20 | ‘ If you really want to help me out , Kokos , the best thing you can do today is lie low and keep your mouth shut . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The best thing you can do is go home and tuck yourself up with a hot-water bottle , ’ she advised , pulling on her coat . |
| 22 | And her Gran was voicing her mother 's own words : ‘ The best thing you can do is to hang on , as grim as it will be for you , until she 's able to make a choice . |
| 23 | The best thing you can do is keep out of his way until I get rid of him . |
| 24 | Brenda Campbell says to ride a 100 miles on a horse is quite something in itself but to ride it at a fast pace and be able to get off is semothing else and it 's the best thing you can do with a horse |
| 25 | Facing up to your own problems , and trying to resolve them , may be the best thing you could do for your child . |
| 26 | And after all , perhaps joining up was the best thing you could do ; you 'll be among people . |
| 27 | and pick what they thought , was the best thing you could do , and then do n't , do n't tell you but get them made . |
| 28 | The best thing you could do is ask at the |
| 29 | Maybe I 've forgotten or maybe I never knew , but just plain walking in night streets with a pretty girl is the happiest thing you can do in this world . |