Example sentences of "the [adv] you [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being adequately prepared with contingency plans for such an eventuality is about the most you can do . |
| 2 | But that 's the most you can do outside the ring . |
| 3 | Not everyone is going to be interested — if you 're a bank , the most you can do is recycle paper . ’ |
| 4 | One context in which it makes a difference is when you refer to a text by page or line number ; different versions are often different in this respect , so the least you should do is tell your reader which edition you are referring to ( which publisher , editor , etc . ) . |
| 5 | Auditions are nerve-wracking for everyone who does them ( and for that matter , for everyone who watches them ) but being sure of your text is the least you can do . |
| 6 | If you 're going to rerelease a former Sizzler at a knockdown budget price , the least you can do is reprint the plot on the inlay ! |
| 7 | It 's the least you can do . |
| 8 | Anne trusted you with the parcel ; the least you can do is make sure it reaches its destination on time . |
| 9 | ‘ The least you can do … ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The least you can do is talk to John . |
| 11 | If you wish to avert a major black era in Leeds history I suggest a full and public explanation the least you can do . |
| 12 | ‘ The least you could do is take the other end of the Chesterfield , ’ Amanda said crossly . |
| 13 | Well , she was going to need a lot of help , that was for sure , and if someone took the trouble to put an advert in the tube , the least you could do was memorise the number . |
| 14 | ‘ The least you could do is say thank you , ’ he taunted . |
| 15 | I 've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations — neither with Richard , nor with Adam , and if you ca n't bring yourself to believe in me the least you could do would be to grant them some scrap of integrity . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The least you could do is invite me in for a coffee . ’ |