Example sentences of "all we [modal v] [verb] is wait " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until then all we can do is wait … and wonder . |
| 2 | All we can do is wait for it to pass through . |
| 3 | Now , all we can do is wait for his report and get on with more work . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , wherever it is , all we can do is wait . |
| 5 | And as you say , all we can do is wait , and continue to expect Doctor Morris to turn up in his own good time . |
| 6 | down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday |