Example sentences of "the only thing you [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've positioned the hob , oven and grill so the only thing you 'll stretch is your culinary skills . |
| 2 | ‘ I know you 're tight , Woody , ’ Finlayson said , ‘ but the only thing you could do for us now would be to shoot the old man . |
| 3 | The only thing you could do to this programme is |
| 4 | The only thing you could do is get the , you know that kind of plastic edging you can get for wall tiles |
| 5 | It is daft and unpleasant , rationalises Richard , but logical : ‘ You 're told where to go and what to say — or at least how to say it — and the only thing you can control is the shape of your sandwich or whether your coffee 's cold , so that 's where you exercise the control . ’ |
| 6 | It might be argued that the only thing you can measure is the claims ratio . |
| 7 | If it has n't , the only thing you can do — apart from continuing your garage-less existence , or renting one from a car-less neighbour — is to convert part of the ground floor of your house to construct a built-in garage , with all the upheaval and loss of living space which that entails . |
| 8 | So if you 're going to plan ahead , now , which I think is the only thing you can do in the circumstances … what I suggest is a with-profits endowment policy linked to a seven-year maturity date with yearly incrementals — optional , if you like , or you can build them in , it depends how optimistic you are about your career , ha ha — leaving a little bit of the schools fees to pay at the time , but there will be a big chunk taken out , that 's for sure … and do it off monthly standing orders of around … let's say … five hundred a month ? |
| 9 | Many times the chub take slugs so viciously they rip them clean off the hook , and the only thing you can do to improve matters is to thread the line through the full length of the slug with a baiting needle , attach the hook and pull it back so that one end of the slug is lying in the bend of the hook . |
| 10 | It 's the only thing you can do with an organisation of this size . |
| 11 | The only thing you can do is scribble ; and what is the result of your scribblings ? |
| 12 | The only thing you can do is funk it ! |
| 13 | The only thing you can do is carry on with your water changes and syphon off the algae at every opportunity . |
| 14 | ‘ So I 'm afraid the only thing you can do is grin and bear it , ’ Leif said , in what was obviously a finale . |
| 15 | Well only thing , the only thing you can do if you got any P forty fives ? |
| 16 | Think the only thing you can do is as I say be honest and say that , you know , you 're very worried about your fingers |
| 17 | The only thing you can do is . |
| 18 | The only thing you can do is to quiet him down , to frighten him off . |
| 19 | Well the only thing you can do is hopefully your next test is n't at the same time make it a |
| 20 | Fruit 's about the only thing you can ask which country . |
| 21 | The only thing you can say is that DB gave us good service and for this we should be grateful . |
| 22 | The only thing you can say , you know , do you mind if I ask you , sh it 's bugging me by working these long hours will I be getting any more money ? |
| 23 | I 've grown up hating and loving country music , too ; sometimes you just did n't want it to be there 'cos it was the only thing you 'd hear on the radio in Texas , before rock'n'roll . |