Example sentences of "all that [modal v] be do " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that could be done . |
| 2 | All that could be done was to work by analogy . |
| 3 | The front discs were changed and that was all that could be done . |
| 4 | For surely someone as gifted as that deserved all that could be done for him : and ‘ the gift ’ put it above any gossip about an overkeen schoolmaster bringing on a bright pupil and overrode any chatter about the besotted nature of his devotion . |
| 5 | It was all that could be done . |
| 6 | A handkerchief drenched in vinegar was often all that could be done but he added , ‘ I seldom enter an hospital or prison before breakfast ; in an offensive room I avoid drawing my breath deeply ; and on my return sometimes wash my mouth and hands . ’ |
| 7 | All that could be done that day had been done . |
| 8 | Even so , all that can be done here is designate a unit holder under 18 , the child is only a beneficial owner . |
| 9 | Even so , all that can be done here is designate a unit holder under 18 , the child is only a beneficial owner . |
| 10 | Even so , all that can be done here is designate a unit holder under 18 , the child is only a beneficial owner . |
| 11 | In 1922 , Collins promised on behalf of the Labour Party that ‘ all that can be done under the Maternity and Child Welfare Acts in the way of helping necessitous , and expectant and nursing mothers , and caring for young children would have our support ’ ( Election leaflet 1922 ) . |
| 12 | They identify aspects of grief and restitution , the need to feel secure and confident that all that can be done has been done to recompense for earlier losses , and that one has a safe confidante somewhere in the situation . |
| 13 | All that can be done here is to identify some of the relevant variables , using what must inevitably be a broad brush in their description . |
| 14 | Surely one does not spend one 's life as a biblical scholar reinterpreting the tradition because that is all that can be done in view of the fact that , like it or not , we live within this trajectory ? |
| 15 | All that can be done will be done generally right away too . |
| 16 | All that can be done is to point to the factors that the courts commonly take into account when calculating the multiplier . |
| 17 | All that should be done is that , if that improbable and unlikely event ever takes place , the courts should decline to enforce the clause . |
| 18 | If the degree of rotation was very small , so that for each dot the nearest neighbour is its own image , this would not be surprising : all that need be done is to draw imaginary lines between all pairs of nearest neighbours , and those lines will circle the centre of rotation . |
| 19 | If the pool is to be made with a liner there is no difficulty , for all that need be done , is order the liner larger than needed for the pool and incorporate it at the edge as if it were a spreading shallow pool about 30 cm ( 1 ft ) deep ( Fig 14 ) . |