Example sentences of "the [adj] we [vb mod] [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This immediately raises the question of what we mean by the separation of two particles A and B. It seems the best we can do is argue that the two particles A and B can be considered as separate only when the individual wave packets cease to overlap . |
| 2 | The best we can do is to grow a covering of skin over the stump where the amputation occurred . |
| 3 | The best we can do is Z 2 =-2 . |
| 4 | The best we can do is raise our own children differently ( a project that will fail , ironically , to the extent that children model themselves on the unreconstructed adults they encounter ! ) |
| 5 | In other words , the best we can do is to assign a probability unc a for the photon to get through ( and , of course , a complementary probability unc that it does not ) . |
| 6 | I think the best we can do is wait until we find them . ’ |
| 7 | The best we can do is to establish a habit of " challenge " since this allows the old idea to continue but at the same time attaches some doubt and dissatisfaction to it . |
| 8 | The best we can do is to make a close study of code switching and hope that it will provide an overall framework for understanding how the two perceived varieties , Creole and English , interact in conversation . |
| 9 | When we think about those questions of individ individuation in our normal affairs , the best we can do is to say that what individuates us and also what makes us the same person through changes over time , is a great medley of factors , some of which are bodily , some of which involve our souls |
| 10 | In other words , quite often , the best we can expect is a compromise . |
| 11 | The best we can expect is destruction , or a sudden running-down of an establishment or extensive rebuilding on a different plan or scale . |