Example sentences of "you can [verb] about [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if you have problems , there is very little you can do about them in the middle of the night . |
| 2 | What you can do about them is another matter which we shall deal with . |
| 3 | When these things hit you there 's not much you can do about them . ’ |
| 4 | There 's nothing you can do about it , ’ I can hear some of you thinking . |
| 5 | These crags are already equipped , and there 's nothing you can do about it except enjoy the security . |
| 6 | My attitude to ageing is that it 's inevitable so there 's very little you can do about it . |
| 7 | There 's nothing you can do about it . |
| 8 | There 's nothing you can do about it . ’ |
| 9 | In other words , the guitar is going to sound the way it wants to sound , and there 's not a lot you can do about it . |
| 10 | It can be very upsetting to have good shots spoiled in this way ; once the noise is on the tape there 's not much you can do about it except dub it out with a substitute background sound ( see page 80 ) . |
| 11 | And there 's no ’ a thing you can do about it , lassie , so why do n't you sit back and enjoy it ? |
| 12 | You can usually work out who is to blame and what you can do about it . |
| 13 | If something outside your control is creating stress , forget it ; there 's nothing you can do about it . |
| 14 | The answer is once they 've clenched their teeth there 's nothing you can do about it , if their tongue is there I 'm afraid it 's just hard luck . |
| 15 | there is nothing that you can do about it |
| 16 | Incidentally if you misunderstand the motion and vote the wrong way there is nothing you can do about it later to correct the mistake — you have to live with it ! |
| 17 | Sonia : You see the thing is , right , they can get away with saying anything to your face , there is n't anything you can do about it . |
| 18 | See if you know that Mrs L and Mrs T can get away with talking about your colour and that knowing there 's not a thing you can do about it because they do n't believe you . |
| 19 | But some children are just shy by nature and there 's not much you can do about it . |
| 20 | ‘ But then perhaps you 're limited anyway , and there 's nothing you can do about it . ’ |
| 21 | Of course , in these difficult circumstances you seek to keep order , but I ask you to reflect on one problem and to see what you can do about it . |
| 22 | ‘ But it is a fact of life in Northern Ireland and there is nothing you can do about it , ’ said one man . |
| 23 | ‘ When he 's getting his serve in like that and serving two aces a game , there 's really nothing you can do about it . |
| 24 | ‘ There is not much you can do about it . |
| 25 | But I do n't see what you can do about it . |
| 26 | I do n't know what you can do about it though because if people are that thick , there 's nothing much you can do about it is there ? |
| 27 | I do n't know what you can do about it though because if people are that thick , there 's nothing much you can do about it is there ? |
| 28 | There 's nothing you can do about it at the moment . |
| 29 | We think it might be voles , we think it could be squirrels , we do n't seriously think it 's anything bigger but I 'm afraid we do n't think there 's anything you can do about it but if you want further investigation then if you send these objects to Fred care of the programme , he will give you a personal diagnosis . |
| 30 | So you need to know if they 're stressed , and what you can do about it . |