Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] thing you [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | As Sheila Kitzinger , the birth expert , wrote : ‘ The most undermining thing you can do to a woman in labour is to encourage her to feel sorry for herself . ’ |
2 | It 's the most profitable thing you can do . |
3 | And that , I am afraid , is just about the most interesting thing you can say about it . |
4 | Also , a wimpy , terror-free version of ‘ All Along The Watchtower ’ is the most superfluous thing you 'll come across . |
5 | So erm you can actually get round that by erm either reducing the estate , which is the simplest way of doing it , so one thing you can do is spend your money , which is n't a problem is it ? |
6 | As for the muggers who injure first and rob later , there is only one thing you can do : keep your eyes open , be aware of people around you , know what they are doing and look for likely ambush spots . |
7 | Well there 's only one thing you can do any way . |
8 | But I knew she was giving a series of lectures somewhere , and they were n't being reported , and there 's only one thing you 'd ask Dot to lecture on , so … ’ |
9 | If there 's just one thing you can tell me , one clue to how they think — ’ |
10 | This will have a significant impact on your fuel bills and help to reduce environmental pollution , but the most important thing you can do is to insulate your home properly . |
11 | OK , it sounds decidedly dumb , but one glaringly obvious thing you should check is whether your machine 's ‘ turbo ’ button has been pressed . |
12 | To be a hero on the field and to aspire to the red jersey of Wales was far and away the most dashing thing you could do . |
13 | Pain was the most expensive thing you could buy . |
14 | If you are rejected the most constructive thing you can do is to phone or write and ask for the reasons why . |
15 | LET'S KNIFE ( Creation ) is the most bizarre thing you 'll hear all year : Nirvana meet the Shangri-Las for a dozen high energy throwaway thrash tunes with titles such as Flying Jelly Attack , Cycling Is Fun , I Am A Cat and Bear Up Bison . |
16 | Perhaps the very first thing you will discover in acquiring a knowledge of actual police work , though it is in fact obvious , is that the sort of murders the police deal with are very different from the sort of murders that the detectives of detective stories dealt with . |