Example sentences of "they can [verb] is [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Informants can not , of course , be expected to quantify degrees of abnormality ; but what they can do is distinguish a fully normal sentence from one which is to some degree odd . |
| 2 | In the past , they had a handsome lifestyle , but few of them have new projects to pursue ; all they can do is sit on their hands , rueing the day they paid so much for the land they were keen to build on . |
| 3 | ‘ The worst they can do is send us back tae Glasgow . ’ |
| 4 | He continued : ‘ With criminal trespass , all they can do is go down on a daily basis and charge people . |
| 5 | All they can do is give a ‘ true and fair view ’ . |
| 6 | What they can do is refuse to answer questions , not allow MPs to speak in the House , stop people going on visits overseas . |
| 7 | Well , er we 're not saying they do n't , er , you , we , we went there to protest nuclear testing , we knew that er you know , we , that that , that protest would be opposed , but now that those people have been seized , er surely the very least they can do is inform us that they 're safe and well , and where they are and what is being intended ; that , that is not , er that is not too much to ask . |
| 8 | All they can do is exchange one form of wage slavery' for another . |
| 9 | ‘ All they can do is recommend a test . |
| 10 | Horizon made the usual mistake of talking about computers that can ‘ correct spelling errors ’ , when in fact all they can do is flag words that are not in a dictionary . |
| 11 | These two guys are meant to be on a Gipsy Working Party , finding somewhere for the gipsies to live , and all they can do is argue about it . |