Example sentences of "all [pron] can [verb] is " in BNC.

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1 All I can do is transform what I see into words and tell you what 's going on . ’
2 ‘ Nothing feels right and all I can do is try and work it out for myself .
3 All I can do is try to live up to them — try to be like God . ’
4 All I can do is tell you my story .
5 All I can do is offer you a little advice .
6 Now the wrinkles are starting to show , all I can do is be good to myself .
7 At the time of writing , all I can do is to encourage the reader not to despise prophecies , but to test everything , pay attention , look and see whether these things come to pass : test the fruit .
8 All I can do is to tell them of the number and variety involved , and point them to some background reading .
9 All I can do is feel what I 'm feeling , and translate it in my own way . ’
10 All I can do is try and get back in the side . ’
11 All I can do is ask the manager about it . ’
12 All I can do is look .
13 For the moment , all I can do is wait …
14 Maybe they 're closing in on us right now and all I can do is mess about playing cook ?
15 All I can do is to share my experience with them and tell them how fulfilling I have found it all , and how I have grown as a person .
16 All I can do is take pictures . ’
17 " Because all I can do is to pray to the spirits of our ancestors for forgiveness . "
18 Unfortunately my voice has seized up so that all I can do is throw my four stones at the iron handles .
19 All I can do is lie in bed , listening to the howling wind and staring at the grey northern sky .
20 All that , all I can do is pick a file out of my come under One Two Three , but if you do that in Lotus you have to do the one two three first .
21 All I can do is tell you what I know . ’
22 There 's not much they can do , there 's no there 's no new chests in the hospital to give out , nor an extension to life , so all I can do is try and cope .
23 All I can do is let you know nearer the time if this is the case .
24 All I can do is sit in the front and wait till I see Tod Richardson .
25 Now we committee erm with the resignation of Joan as ticket and subscription secretary , so all I can do is ask for any nominations from the floor , please or any volunteer who would like to follow Joan .
26 Well , I think all I can do is to reiterate that this road would not be considered for construction at all at this stage if it was n't for the probable re-siting of the erm transfer station and therefore we would not be looking at any aspect of it at this time if it were not for that .
27 Mother 's very brave and philosophical about the whole thing ; all I can do is make things as easy as possible for her . ’
28 ‘ At the time I wanted to weep or murder somebody , but now — ’ he shrugged pragmatic shoulders ‘ — all I can do is wait for the next time . ’
29 I just do n't know what 's going on , all I can do is wait by the phone and hope I hear something
30 All I can do is get my head down and work . ’
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