Example sentences of "all [adj] do is " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not advise any female competitor to rely upon a firm bra as a means of protection , because all that does is hold the breasts so that they ca n't move freely under impact . |
| 2 | Raising standards does n't come from giving children harder sums or difficult words for their spelling list , all that does is increase failure and disaffection . |
| 3 | Cross it over , round the back , and back up to the front again , do a reef knot here and tuck your ends in straight away of course like so and then this little bit can just be tucked up where you 've crossed the two ends and make it look neater with no ends hanging out , no that , all that does is keep the dressing secure , keep infection out , okay ? |
| 4 | Although all that does is help the B B C cos they they 're getting interest on the money . |
| 5 | ‘ But all this does is cause irritation and possibly spread infection . ’ |
| 6 | Effectively , however , all this does is to turn all history into a single event — which , paradoxically , dehistoricizes it . |
| 7 | All this does is accentuate its thinness and , if your hair is a light colour like Aimee 's [ left ] , you can actually see through it which makes it look even finer . ’ |