Example sentences of "[pron] can do [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this is not a book on careers in advertising , the best thing I can do to give you an idea of the sort of people you might conceivably find in an agency is to refer you to the books by Norman Hart and Felicity Taylor ( see page 232 ) which describe them all very comprehensively . |
| 2 | I sweep the rod back as much as I can in the confined space and , although the fish is rather small at about 1¼lb , it kicks up quite a fuss and there is nothing I can do to stop it splashing . |
| 3 | The world is headed into chaos , child , and there is little you or I can do to stop it . ’ |
| 4 | Is there anything I can do to soften it ? |
| 5 | Is there anything I can do to save it ? |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't know what I can do to improve my security , it 's already 100 per cent . |
| 7 | The past is past and there is nothing I can do to change it . |
| 8 | But if they do not change their view there is nothing I can do to change it . |
| 9 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 10 | The thing is that I I can do revamp it on computer . |
| 11 | I 'm putting my faith in these appeal judges and there 's nothing I can do to alter their verdict . |
| 12 | He seems very young for this — is there anything I can do to prevent it ? |
| 13 | Is there anything I can do to prevent it without covering up completely ? |
| 14 | There is nothing more I can do to help them , nor can they collect any low-preference votes that may have been given to them by voters whose higher-preference votes have been given to candidates of other parties . |
| 15 | Anything that I can do to help them , any words I write which may soften their lot , is little enough . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Is there anything I can do to help him ? ’ |
| 17 | Is there anything I can do to help him overcome it ? |
| 18 | I 'm not a very orthodox kind of counsellor or psychiatrist but if there 's anything within my power that I can do to help you , then I 'll do it . |
| 19 | Right any questions , anything I can do to help you ? |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll see what I can do to help you there . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ See this gob , ’ she pointed to her painted mouth , ‘ it can talk a lot and these peepers can see a lot , they 'll remember you , mind , and if there 's anything I can do to hurt you any time then I will . ’ |
| 22 | is there anything I can do to prepare my skin before I go , and is it realistic to expect to come with a tan ? |
| 23 | And there 's nothing I can do to make him say otherwise . ’ |
| 24 | This organ works at its own rate and there 's almost nothing you can do to speed it up . |
| 25 | Still if you already have a spreadsheet machine adding a coprocessor is one of the few easy things that you can do to speed it up . |
| 26 | If there 's nothing wrong with your curtains except that you 've grown rather bored with them there 's quite a lot you can do to give them a new lease of life . |
| 27 | All she wanted to do was shovel that crap up her nose , and if that 's how someone wants to pass their time , then there 's diddly-squat you can do to stop them . ’ |
| 28 | And there 's not a blind thing you can do to stop them taking |
| 29 | This was a critical group , among whom the most commonly heard comment was ‘ There 's nothing you can do to stop it ’ . |
| 30 | There 's still no miracle cure for facial lines , despite manufacturers ' claims , but there are things you can do to delay them . |