Example sentences of "[conj] all they [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All citizens need a highly concentrated er episode in their lives where all they do is think about what is right in the circumstances and this will give them good practice , good training to being an enlightened voter . |
| 2 | They have been to church once , for Nan Arthur 's funeral , and all they remember is the smell of dusty curtains and a dead mouse under the pews . |
| 3 | They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing . |
| 4 | These are discrete behaviours and all they require is a simple tick every time they are observed . |
| 5 | It 's basic but effective , and all they need is a little more spontaneous combustion on stage and the barricades of bed-sit land will have been stormed . |
| 6 | They have many gifts and all they want is people to encourage them . |
| 7 | The most technologically advanced race in the universe , and all they do is seek knowledge . |
| 8 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 9 | Yeah you do and all they do is just move a couple of things about . |
| 10 | It 's no good preaching sermons to young people about the value of labour if all they do is to guide a piece of metal into a press and tread on a pedal a hundred times a day … |
| 11 | I do n't want readers getting the wrong idea about this letter , but the compulsion to write came on seeing people like Jeff Young , who thinks I Should Be So Lucky is a good song ( well , it probably is , if you 're 10 years old ) ; Norman Jay , who does n't want bands to get in touch if all they want is a record deal ; Mick Clarke , who ‘ wants people to tell him what he 's listening to is good ’ , then only signs people he likes , etc . |