Example sentences of "[subord] [indef pn] can be do [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If nothing can be done to save her , I almost wish she was already dead . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Meanwhile , I shall enquire into the matter and see if aught can be done to hasten your reunion . ’ |
| 3 | if anything can be done to say one of must take those steps are needed to be taken up . |
| 4 | If anything can be done to trace our cart and the hired horses , well ! |
| 5 | It induces nausea and thereby inaction , since nothing can be done to affect the essential condition : action requires illusion . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not going to make predictions about what could be done , because whether anything can be done depends upon the will of all the heads of government , ’ he said . |